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a⬇︎b➡︎ -1 0 1
-1 T F T
0 F T F
1 T F T

So (a,b) satisfying the rules are (-1,-1), (-1,1), (0,0), (1,-1), (1,1).

For example: a=1 and b=-1; a=1 satisfies (2) and b=-1 satisfies (1); both (1) and (2) need to be true so we have T and T=T (both true means whole is true).

Another way is to separately assess (1) and (2).

(-1,-1)➝(1)=T because b=-1 and (2)=T because a=-1; T and T=T

(-1,0)➝(1)=F and (2)=F because a=-1 and b=0 so F and F=F

(-1,1)➝(1)=T because b=1 and (2)=T because a=-1 so T and T=T

(0,-1)➝(1)=F because a=0 and b=-1, and (2)=F so F and F=F

(0,0)➝(1)=T because a=0 and (2)=T because b=0, so T and T=T

(0,-1)➝(1)=F, because a=0 and b=-1, and (2)=F, so F and F=F

(1,-1)➝(1)=T because b=-1 and (2)=T because a=1 so T and T=T

(1,0)➝(1)=F and (2)=F because a=1 and b=0, so F and F=F

(1,1)➝(1)=T because b=1 and (2)=T because a=1, so T and T=T

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