Identify the type of "Or" used in the following statement and check whether the statement is true or false:
To enter into a public library,children need an identity card from the school or a letter from the school authorities.
To enter into a public library,children need an identity card from the school or a letter from the school authorities.
(N/A) The component statements are:
$p:$ To get into a public library,children need an identity card.
$q:$ To get into a public library,children need a letter from the school authorities.
Children can enter the library if they have either of the two,an identity card or the letter,as well as when they have both. Therefore,it is an inclusive "Or". The compound statement is true if a child has either an identity card or a letter,or both.
$p:$ To get into a public library,children need an identity card.
$q:$ To get into a public library,children need a letter from the school authorities.
Children can enter the library if they have either of the two,an identity card or the letter,as well as when they have both. Therefore,it is an inclusive "Or". The compound statement is true if a child has either an identity card or a letter,or both.
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