Questions: Let p represent "Jesse has a book to read" and q represent "Jesse has to wait for his appointment."
What does ~p ∧ q represent?
Transcript text: Let p represent "Jesse has a book to read" and q represent "Jesse has to wait for his appointment."
What does $\sim p \wedge q$ represent?
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Identify the given statements
Let \( p \) represent "Jesse has a book to read."
Let \( q \) represent "Jesse has to wait for his appointment."
Step 2: Interpret the negation of \( p \)
The symbol \( \sim p \) represents the negation of \( p \), which means "Jesse does not have a book to read."
Step 3: Interpret the logical AND operation
The symbol \( \wedge \) represents the logical AND operation. Therefore, \( \sim p \wedge q \) means "Jesse does not have a book to read AND Jesse has to wait for his appointment."
Final Answer
\(\boxed{\text{Jesse does not have a book to read AND Jesse has to wait for his appointment.}}\)