Q 1.  Determine whether the statement below is a tautology, a contradiction, or neither. a)  p∧∼p b) q∨∼(∼p∧q) c) q∨∼(∼p∨q) d) [p∨(p∧q)]∨∼p[p∨(p∧q)]∨∼p e) (p∧q)∧∼q

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