@superstar3154,
superstar3154 wrote:
/ ( M > ~ U) v (~ M > ~ K)
Use either conditional proof or indirect, along with the eighteen rules of inference to prove the logical truth.
For those who, like myself, are fairly new to this game...
The
18 rules of inference can be found here:
http://www.barnzilla.ca/blog/?p=2152
The definition of a
conditional proof can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conditional_proof
(See the section on "Symbolic Logic"; it is the more helpful section.)
In an
indirect proof you start by assuming that what you want to prove is false, and then conclude the contradiction (X & ~X) from that assumption.
Hint for this problem:
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I have not done this yet, but it looks like your best move is to use an indirect proof. You have a rule of inference that says x –> y is equivalent to ~x V y. You probably want to use that twice here. It's so much easier to combine ANDs and ORs.