Precedence Of Operators


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  1. Using the database demonstrated in class, and the following simple statements search for (paranthesis required) answer the following questions. Let
    • d = death penalty
    • c = capital punishment
    • n = New York State

      Search for:                               **** USING ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIER***********

      1. n /\ ( d \/ c )     New York State AND ( death penalty OR capital punishment)      NUMBER OF HITS:    422  venn diagram :  C
      2. ( n /\ d ) \/ c         (New York State AND death penalty) OR capital punishment  NUMBER OF HITS :      5564   VENN DIAGRAM : B
      3. n /\ d \/ c             New York State AND death penalty OR Capital punishment      NUMBER OF HITS:     5564 VENN DIAGRAM: B
      4. ( n /\ d) \/ ( n /\ c)  (New York State AND death penalty) OR (New York State AND capital punishment)   #of hits:  422    VENN DIAGRAM: C
      You must record the number of hits and exactly what you entered as your search criteria.
  2. In part 1, which searches yield the same results and why?               A and D are the same because of the distributive law.  B and C are the same due to the associative law.
  3. For each of the searches above, determine which Venn diagram corresponds to to the search:

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