Writing a statement using logical connectives and determining whether it is a logical implication.

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I need to write the following statements into logical form and determine whether the conclusion is logically implied by the assumptions.

A sufficient condition of $f$ to be integrable is that $g$ be bounded. A necessary condition for $h$ to be continuous is that $f$ is integrable. Hence, if $g$ is bounded or $h$ is continuous, then $f$ is integrable.

This is my work:

$p$: $f$ is integrable

$q$: $g$ is bounded

$r$: $h$ is continuous

$((q\rightarrow p)\wedge (p\rightarrow r))\rightarrow ((q\vee r)\rightarrow p)$

Is this the correct form? I don't think it is, because it should be a tautology and yet it is not...right?

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No, the second claim should be $r \to p$: $f$ being integrable $p$ is a necessary condition, rather than a sufficient condition. And when something $p$ is a necessary condition for something else $q$, you translate it as $q \to p$

Also, I much prefer to present these statements as three separate statements as part of an argument, rather than as one big conditional statement, so I would symbolize this as :

$q \to p$

$r \to p$

$\therefore (q \lor r) \to p$