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In a certain code language: A+B means 'A is the mother of B', AтИТB means 'A is the brother of B', A├ЧB means 'A is the wife of B', A├╖B means 'A is the father of B', and A#B means 'A is the daughter of B'. How is K related to Q if 'P├ЧQ├╖T+ZтИТS#K'?
Husband's mother
Wife's brother
Wife's father
Daughter's husband
Daughter's husband
Break down the blood relation expression from left to right, substituting each symbol with its relational meaning to trace the exact family tree link.
Break down the blood relation expression from left to right, substituting each symbol with its relational meaning to trace the exact family tree link.
Step 1: Decode P x Q
P x Q means P is the wife of B, so P is the wife of Q. Thus, Q is the husband.
Step 2: Decode Q / T
A / B means A is the father of B. Therefore, Q is the father of T.
Step 3: Decode T + Z
T + Z means T is the mother of Z.
Step 4: Decode Z - S # K
Z - S means Z is the brother of S. S # K means S is the daughter of K. Combining these, K is the parent of S and Z. Since T is the mother of Z and Z is the sibling of S, K is also the parent of T. Tracing backwards, K is the parent of P or Q's parent-in-law. Specifically, K is the father of P (Q's wife), making K the wife's father of Q.
A: Husband's mother is incorrect because K is the parent of the wife (P), not the husband (Q). B: Wife's brother is incorrect since S/K relation points to a parent. C: Daughter's husband is incorrect as the relation connects K to Q.
D is correct because parsing the expression P x Q / T + Z - S # K establishes that K is the father of