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Algebra.Com's Answer #133795 by Edwin McCravy(20056)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "(1) ~C \/ D \r\n" ); document.write( "(2) (~A \/ B) -> F \r\n" ); document.write( "(3) ~B -> C \r\n" ); document.write( "(4) ~F \r\n" ); document.write( "Prove: D\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " I. ~F Given \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " II. ~(~A/\~B) By ~F -> ~(~A\/B), the contrapositive of (2)\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " III. ~(~A)/\~B ~(~A\/B) <-> ~(~A)/\~B DeMorgan's law\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " IV. A/\~B ~(~A)<-> A Negation of negation \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " V. ~B Conjunction IV \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " VI. C V, and (3), ~B -> C is given\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " VII. ~C \/ D given\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "VIII. C /\ (~C \/ D) Conjunction of VI with VII\r\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( " IX. (C /\ ~C) \/ (C /\ D) Distributive law with VIII\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " X. false \/ (C /\ D) Conjunction of C with its negation is false \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " XI. C /\ D \"false\" is the identity for disjunction \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " XII. D Conjunction XI\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Edwin \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |