Search for:

1. n /\ ( d \/ c )   421               NYS and (death penaltiy or capital punishment)
2. ( n /\ d ) \/ c   5539            (NYS and death penaltiy) or capital punichment
3. n /\ d \/ c        5539            NYS and death penaltiy or capital punichment
4. ( n /\ d) \/ ( n /\ c) 421        (NYS and death penaltiy) or (NYS and capital punichment)

 2.  In part 1, which searches yield the same results and why?

     The search for a & d come up with the same result, the distributive law was used.

      The search for b & c come up with the same result as well. 

 3.  For each of the searches above, detemine which Venn diagram corresponds to to the search:

a.

b. (n /\ d) \/ c  = n /\ d \/ c

c.  n /\ ( d \/ c) = ( n /\ d) \/ ( n /\ c)

d.

e.

f.