Making an open statement to satisfy two conditions help

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The discussion revolves around creating a mathematical open statement that satisfies specific conditions regarding two sets of points, T and F, in the context of mathematical logic. Participants explore how to formulate a statement P(x,y) such that points in T satisfy P and points in F do not, while also seeking examples of points outside T and F that meet the criteria.

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  • Mathematical reasoning

Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests finding an equation of a line that passes through all points in T but not through any points in F, proposing P(x,y) as a point in that function.
  • Another participant mentions the possibility of separating the points by regions and suggests that graphing might help, indicating that multiple lines could be necessary.
  • A participant expresses confusion about the graphing process, noting that they connected the coordinates of T with a line but found it to be non-linear and struggled to determine the slope.
  • Concerns are raised about the complexity of finding a general equation or formula that distinguishes between T and F, with one participant noting that some points in F satisfy the conditions derived from T.

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Participants appear to have differing approaches to the problem, with no consensus on a specific method or solution. The discussion remains unresolved as participants explore various ideas and suggestions.

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There are limitations regarding the assumptions made about the relationships between the points in T and F, as well as the complexity of the mathematical relationships involved. The discussion does not resolve these complexities.

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Hello guys,

I have a question regarding mathematical logic that I'm stuck on. Here it is:

T = { (5,9), (4,9), (5,7), (6,5), (5,5), (6,3), (7,1), (6,1), (5,1), (4,1), (3,1), (2,1), (1,1), (0,1) }
F = { (5,4), (6,8 ), (2,11), (4,13), (8,1), (1,0) }

1) Make a simple open statement P(x,y) so (x,y) in T -> P(x,y) and (x,y) in F -> !P(x,y). Use only domain N, comparison operators (<, =, >), operations (+, -) and logical notation and don't use T or F in P.

2) Find an example (x,y) !in T so that P(x,y) and an example (x,y) !in F so that !P(x,y).

My thoughts:

1) I can't think of any general equation or formula so that T is true and F is false, but using cases I may be able to find something. Don't think I can use cases though because there's just too many... Next thing I did was look for patterns but I can't seem to find anything different from T and F. For T, 2x+y <= 19 and x+y <= 14 and -5 <= x-y <= 6 for all sets in T, but when we look at the sets in F, some of those sets satisfy the equations from T.. basically, NOT all of the sets in F are false, some are true.. what can i do to ensure all sets in T are true and all sets in F are false?

2) ?
 
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find the equation of the line that passes through all the points in T but not through any point in F.Let this function be f(x,y)
P(x,y) : (x,y) is a point in f(x,y)

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Well, I don't know how simple your statement has to be but you could separate the points by regions (graphing them would help). You'd probably have to use five or six lines.
 
im not sure what you mean by graphing them.. i put all the coordinates on a x/y graph, connected them with a line..
 
after connecting all the sets of coordinates of T with a line, the line isn't even straight.. can't find the slope..
 

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