Tautology concept of one- GATE 2025 previous year gate question paper Let P,Q,R be three atomic.
Tautology concept of one- GATE 2025 previous year gate question paper Let P,Q,R be three atomic.
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Tautology Concept – GATE 2025 (Discrete Mathematics)
What is a Tautology?
A tautology is a propositional logic statement that is always true regardless of the truth values of its components.
Mathematical Representation:
If PP is a logical proposition, then PP is a tautology if its truth table always evaluates to “True” (T) for all possible input values.
Example of a Tautology
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Logical OR with a Truth Statement
P∨¬PP \lor \neg P
- This means “P OR NOT P”
- This is always true because either PP is true, or ¬P\neg P is true.
- Example:
- If P=TP = T, then ¬P=F\neg P = F → T∨F=TT \lor F = T
- If P=FP = F, then ¬P=T\neg P = T → F∨T=TF \lor T = T
- Always True → Tautology
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Implication Rule as a Tautology
(P→Q)∨(¬P)(P \rightarrow Q) \lor (\neg P)
- This means “If P implies Q, OR not P”
- Always evaluates to True in a truth table.
GATE 2025 Previous Year Question on Tautology
Let P,Q,RP, Q, R be three atomic propositions. The statement is:
(P∨Q)→(P∨Q∨R)(P \lor Q) \rightarrow (P \lor Q \lor R)
Solution Using Truth Table
PP | RR | P∨QP \lor Q | P∨Q∨RP \lor Q \lor R | (P∨Q)→(P∨Q∨R)(P \lor Q) \rightarrow (P \lor Q \lor R) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
T | T | T | T | T | T |
T | T | F | T | T | T |
T | F | T | T | T | T |
T | F | F | T | T | T |
F | T | T | T | T | T |
F | T | F | T | T | T |
F | F | T | F | T | T |
F | F | F | F | F | T |
The last column is always TRUE, so this statement is a tautology.
Key Takeaways for GATE 2025
- Tautology: A statement that is always true for all values of P, Q, and R.
- Common Tautology Forms:
- P∨¬P=TP \lor \neg P = T
- (P→Q)∨¬P(P \rightarrow Q) \lor \neg P
- P∨Q→P∨Q∨RP \lor Q \rightarrow P \lor Q \lor R
- GATE Questions often test tautology using truth tables, logical identities, and set theory.
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