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Exercise 12
Show that the argument form with premises (p
t)
(r
s),
q
(u
t), u
p, and s and conclusion q
r is valid by first using
exercise 11 and then using rules of inferences from table 1.
Answer:
using exercise 11 we have: the argument form with premises
(p
t)
(r
s), q
(u
t), u
p, and s and
q
and conclusion r.
from q and q
(u
t) we get
u
t
from u
t we get
u
and
t
from u and u
p we get
p
from t and p we get
p
t
from p
t and (p
t)
(r
s) we get
r
s
from r
s and s we get r, which is what we expected.
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COMP232 - Mathematics for Computer Science
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