Let p be " Shruti can type," and let q be "Shruti takes shorthand." Write the following statements in Symbolic form :
It is not true that Shruti can type and take shorthand .

Answer

To convert the statement "It is not true that Shruti can type and take shorthand" into symbolic form, we will follow these steps:

1. **Identify the statements**:
- Let \( p \) represent "Shruti can type."
- Let \( q \) represent "Shruti takes shorthand."

2. **Combine the statements**:
- The phrase "Shruti can type and take shorthand" can be represented as \( p \land q \), where \( \land \) denotes the logical "and."

3. **Negate the combined statement**:
- The phrase "It is not true that" indicates negation. Therefore, we will negate the combined statement: \( \neg (p \land q) \).

Thus, the symbolic form of the statement "It is not true that Shruti can type and take shorthand" is:
\[ \neg (p \land q) \]