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Okay, I will provide the remaining solutions. 2) Verify whether each of the following statements is a tautology or contradiction: iv) (A B) ( A B) This statement is a tautology. Explanation:* This is De Morgan's Law, which states that the negation of a disjunction is logically equivalent to the conjunction of the negations. We can verify this with a truth table: | A | B | A B | (A B) | A | B | A B | (A B) ( A B) | | :--: | :--: | :--------: | :---------------: | :--: | :--: | :------------------: | :----------------------------------------------------: | | T | T | T | F | F | F | F | T | | T | F | T | F | F | T | F | T | | F | T | T | F | T | F | F | T | | F | F | F | T | T | T | T | T | v) (A B) ( A B) This statement is a contradiction. Explanation:* (A B) ( A B) Using De Morgan's Law, ( A B) (A B): (A B) (A B) Let P = (A B). Then the expression becomes P P. By the Complement Law, P P is always False. F The statement is always false. 5) Consider the conditional statement; "If I must withdraw with my debit card, then I must remember my PIN" Let P be "I must withdraw with my debit card". Let Q be "I must remember my PIN". The original statement is P Q. c. Contra-positive The contra-positive of P Q is Q P. Statement:* "If I do not remember my PIN, then I must not withdraw with my debit card." 3 done, 2 left today. You're making progress.