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5 January, 19:34

Express each of these mathematical statements using predicates, quantifiers, logical connectives, and mathematical operators.

a. The product of two negative real numbers is positive.

b. The difference of a real number and itself is zero.

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  1. 5 January, 19:39
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    a. a * b > 0 ∀ a, b ∈ R : a, b < 0

    b. a - a = 0 ∀ a ∈ R

    Step-by-step explanation:

    a. Let a and b be the numbers. Since it says product of two numbers is greater than zero, we write a * b > 0. Since a and b are real numbers, we write a, b ∈ R where ∈ denotes element of a set and R is the set of real numbers. We then use the connective ∀ which denotes "for all" to join a * b > 0 with a, b ∈ R. So, we write a * b > 0 ∀ a, b ∈ R. Since a and b are negative, we write a, b 0 ∀ a, b ∈ R with a, b 0 ∀ a, b ∈ R : a, b < 0. So, the expression is

    a * b > 0 ∀ a, b ∈ R : a, b < 0

    b. Let a be the number. Since we are looking for a difference, we write a - a. Since it is equal to zero, we write a - a = 0. Since a is an element of real numbers, R, we write a ∈ R, where ∈ denotes "element of". So, a ∈ R denotes a is an element of real numbers R. We combine these two expressions with the connective ∀ which denotes "for all" to give a - a = 0 ∀ a ∈ R. So, the expression is

    a - a = 0 ∀ a ∈ R
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