Solutions to Chapter 22 Soundness and completeness

Practice exercises

A. Use either a derivation or a truth table for each of the following.

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    Show that A→[((B∧C)∨D)→A] is a theorem..

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    Show that A→(A→B) is not a theorem.

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    Show that the sentence A→¬A is not a contradiction.

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    Show that the sentence A↔¬A is a contradiction.

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    Show that the sentence ¬(W→(J∨J)) is contingent.

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    Show that the sentence ¬(X∨(Y∨Z))∨(X∨(Y∨Z)) is not contingent.

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    Show that the sentence B→¬S is equivalent to the sentence ¬¬B→¬S.

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    Show that the sentence ¬(X∨O) is not equivalent to the sentence X∧O

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    Show that the sentences ¬(A∨B), C, C→A are jointly inconsistent.

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    Show that the sentences ¬(A∨B), ¬B, B→A are jointly consistent

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    Show that ¬(A∨(B∨C)) ∴¬C is valid.

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    Show that ¬(A∧(B∨C)) ∴¬C is invalid.

B. Use either a derivation or a truth table for each of the following.

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    Show that A→(B→A) is a theorem.

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    Show that ¬(((N↔Q)∨Q)∨N) is not a theorem.

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    Show that Z∨(¬Z↔Z) is contingent.

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    show that (L↔((N→N)→L))∨H is not contingent.

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    Show that (A↔A)∧(B∧¬B) is a contradiction.

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    Show that (B↔(C∨B)) is not a contradiction.

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    Show that ((¬X↔X)∨X) is equivalent to X.

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    Show that F∧(K∧R) is not equivalent to (F↔(K↔R)).

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    Show that the sentences ¬(W→W), (W↔W)∧W, E∨(W→¬(E∧W)) are jointly inconsistent.

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    Show that the sentences ¬R∨C, (C∧R)→¬R, (¬(R∨C)→R) are jointly consistent.

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    Show that ¬¬(C↔¬C),((G∨C)∨G)∴((G→C)∧G) is valid.

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    Show that ¬¬L,(C→¬L)→C)∴¬C is invalid.