Is My Statement Equivalent to the One in the Paint Document?

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The discussion centers on whether a user's logical statement is equivalent to one presented in a paint document. The user’s statement involves defining people based on being a parent, female, or a mother. A key point made is that the universal quantifier (∀x) is unnecessary since the subsequent existential quantifier (∃x) encompasses the entire statement. The conclusion drawn is that the user's statement implies there exists at least one individual who is either not female, not a parent, or is someone's mother. The user requests further assistance with additional statements.
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Can someone tell me if my statement is equivalent to the one in the paint document?

My statement:
x and y will define all people
P(x): "x is a parent"
F(x): "x is female"
M(x,y): " x is the mother of y"

My answer is boxed in the paint doc (SECOND POST)
 

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Sorry, for some reason when I was trying to edit me first post I was unable to add another pic
 

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The ##\forall x## has no effect because the next ##\exists x## covers the whole block, so we can drop the ##\forall x##. Try changing ##\forall x## to ##\forall z## to see the effect that it is having on the statement. What name the variable has changes nothing.

So your statement means there is at least one person who is not female or not a parent or is someone's mother.
 
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The ##\forall x## has no effect because the next ##\exists x## covers the whole block, so we can drop the ##\forall x##. Try changing ##\forall x## to ##\forall z## to see the effect that it is having on the statement. What name the variable has changes nothing.

So your statement means there is at least one person who is not female or not a parent or is someone's mother.

Ok thank you. could you take a look at two more?
 

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