Friday 21 May 2021

A Concise Introduction to Logic, Patrick J. Hurley, Wadsworth, 2006, 9th ed,. 7.7, 6, p. 390

 Prove the logical truth.

 

1.     P

2.     ⊃ Q

3.     Q

4.     P • Q

5.     (P ⊃ Q) ⊃ (P • Q)

6.     (~ P v Q) ⊃ (P • Q)

7.     ~ (~ P v Q) v (P • Q)

8.     (P • ~ Q) v (P • Q)

9.     P • (Q v ~ Q)

10.  ⊃ [P • (Q v ~ Q)]

11.  P • (Q v ~ Q)

12.  P

13.  [P • (Q v ~ Q)] ⊃ P

14.  { P ⊃ [P • (Q v ~ Q)]} • { P ⊃ [P • (Q v ~ Q)]}

15.  ≡ [P • (Q v ~ Q)]

/ P ≡ [P • (Q v ~ Q)]

1 ACP

2 ACP

1-2 MP

1,3 Conj

2-4 CP

5 Impl

6 Impl

7 DM

8 Dist

1-9 CP

ACP

11 Simp

11-12 CP

10,13 Conj

14 Equiv

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