document.write( "Question 188933: I cannot solve this: I can use: Transportation, Material Implication, Material Equivalence, Exportation, Tautology, Double Negation, Commutation, Association, Distribution, Demorgan's Theorem, Modus Ponems, Modus Tollens, Hypothetical Syllogism, Conjunstion, Simplification, Addition, Constructive Dilemma, Absorption and Disjuntive Syllogism. \r
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document.write( "1. p -> (q & r)
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document.write( "2. ~t -> (~r v ~s) Therefore: (p & s) -> t\r
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document.write( "I know that you must somehow get:
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document.write( "~p
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document.write( "~p v ~s Add
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document.write( "~(p & s) Demorgans
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document.write( "~(p & s) v t Addition
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document.write( "(p & s) -> t Implication OR\r
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document.write( "~t -> t
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document.write( "t v t Implication
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document.write( "t Tautology
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document.write( "t v ~(p & s) Addition
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document.write( "~(p & s) v t Commutation
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document.write( "(p & s) -> t Implication\r
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document.write( "But I cannot get the steps before these. Please help! \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #141836 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r\n" ); document.write( "Note: try to involve every premise (the given lines) to find the conclusion.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "1. p -> (q & r)\r\n" ); document.write( "2. ~t -> (~r v ~s) Therefore: (p & s) -> t \r\n" ); document.write( "----------------------------------------------\r\n" ); document.write( "3. ~~t v (~r v ~s) 2 Material Implication\r\n" ); document.write( "4. t v (~r v ~s) 3 Double Negation\r\n" ); document.write( "5. (~r v ~s) v t 4 Commutation\r\n" ); document.write( "6. ~r v (~s v t) 5 Association\r\n" ); document.write( "7. ~r v (s -> t) 6 Material Implication\r\n" ); document.write( "8. r -> (s -> t) 7 Material Implication\r\n" ); document.write( "9. ~p v (q & r) 1 Material Implication\r\n" ); document.write( "10. (~p v q) & (~p v r) 9 Distribution\r\n" ); document.write( "11. (~p v r) & (~p v q) 10 Commutation\r\n" ); document.write( "12. ~p v r 11 Simplification\r\n" ); document.write( "13. p -> r 12 Material Implication\r\n" ); document.write( "14. p -> (s -> t) 13,8 Hypothetical Syllogism\r\n" ); document.write( "15. (p & s) -> t 14 Exportation\r\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " |