Reference no: EM13848734

  Symbolize the following claims, using the letters indicatedW
= Wildlife are threatened.
A
= Agricultural production is increased.
P
= The use of pesticides is continued.
----------  1.   Wildlife will be threatened if we increase agriculturalproduction.
----------  2.   We cannot both increase agricultural production and avoidthreatening wildlife.
----------  3.   If we are to increase agricultural production, we'll have tocontinue the use of pesticides, but if we do that wildlife willbe threatened.
----------  4.   If we don't use pesticides then wildlife will not be threatened.
----------  5.   If agricultural production is increased or pesticide use iscontinued, wildlife will be threatened.


----------  6.   The continuation of pesticide use will be sufficient to ensure thatwildlife will be threatened.
----------  7.   The continued use of pesticides is necessary for increasedagricultural production.
----------  8.   Together, the continued use of pesticides and the increase inagricultural production will guarantee that wildlife will be threatened.
----------  9.   Agricultural production will not increase even though the use ofpesticides will continue.
----------  10.   While pesticide use will continue, agricultural production willnot increase.
----------  11.   Either we increase agricultural production or we don'tthreaten wildlife.
----------  12.   If we don't want to threaten wildlife, then we can't continuepesticide use and we can't increase agricultural production.
a.   P & ~A
g.   A v ~W
b.   (A  P) & (P  W) h.   ~P  ~Wc.   ~A & P
i.    ~W (~P & ~A)
d.   ~(A & ~W) j.    A  P
e.   (P & A)  W
k.   (A v P)  W
f.    A  W
l.   P  W