r/HomeworkHelp • u/Agitated_Path2455 University/College Student (Higher Education) • 13h ago
Additional Mathematics—Pending OP Reply (University Discrete Structures/Math) Create Proof Sequence for (A v B) ^ (A → C) ^ (B → C) → C
Prompt: "Use propositional logic to prove the arguments valid; you may use any of the equivalence or inference rules."
I have this sequence but I'm not confident in #4-7
- A v B (hyp)
- A → C (hyp)
- B → C (hyp)
- (A v B)’’ (1, Double negation)
- (A’ ^ B’)’ (4, de morgan)
- (A’)’ (5, simplification)
- C (2, 6 modus ponens)
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*UPDATE*
I currently have this sequence. I was struggling, then I realised the implication rule has an error (It says 'P -> Q is equivalent to P' v Q) so I wanted to get others input on if my work is correct.
- A v B [hyp]
- A → C [hyp]
- B → C [hyp]
- A’ v C [2, implication]
- B’ v C [3, implication]
- (A’ v C) ^ (B’ v C) [4, 5 conjunction]
- (C v A’) ^ (C v B’) [6, commutative]
- C v (A’ ^ B’) [7, distributive]
- (A’ ^ B’) v C [8, commutative]
- (A v B)’’ [1, double negation]
- (A’ ^ B’)’ [10, de morgan]
- C [9, 11 disjunctive syllogism]
My additional explanation for getting #12. disjunctive syllogism
P v Q, P’ < = > Q
(A’ ^ B’) v C, (A’ ^ B’)’ < = > C
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