Linear Setup Practice Drill #2

[username1991]

on p.3-106 the author explains that the final diagram with al the exclusions would like like this:

_____ _____ _____ _____ _____
(notD) (notD) (notE) (notA) (notA)
___________________(notE)

but if we know that there is only 3 possible places A could go:
___A_ ___A_ ___A_ _____ _____
(notD) (notD) (notE) (notA) (notA)
___________________(notE)
and if then 5th spot cannot be E
_____ __A__ ____ _____ _____
(notD) (notD) (notE) (notA) (notA)
___________________(notE) (should I note notE under the 5th spot?)

and my question is how to diagram the options and probable outcomes (in cases of only if condition)?

[Nikki Siclunov]

Hi,

Unfortunately, I could not follow your question... it would be great if you can rephrase it. I am not quite sure what you mean by "probable outcomes", nor do I understand what you mean by "cases of only if condition." Furthermore, on top of the diagram we don't typically notate what could be true: all we want to know is what must be true, and what cannot be true (i.e. Not Laws). Last, I don't understand why E cannot be 5th in your main setup.

In this drill, you should notice that there are only 3 ways to place the A _ D block:

1. A _ D _ _
2. _ A _ D _
3. _ _ A _ D

Since D and E cannot be next to each other, we can develop these templates as follows:

1. A _ D _ E
2. E A _ D _
3. _ _ A _ D

The remaining variables - B and C - can be placed using dual options:

1. A B/C D B/C E
2. E A B/C D C/B
3. (E, B/C) A B/C D

Again, I'm not sure what you question was referring to, but I hope these three templates help with question 2.1.

Thanks!