document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1028017>Question 1028017</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm having a hard time constructing a proof for the following argument.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "M&~Q<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M->S<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S->P <BR>\n" );
document.write( "And the goal is ~(P->Q) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #643294 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=643294\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> M is true, so apply rules 2 and 3:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "M --> S --> P, so P is true<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Q is not true.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore it is not true that P implies Q. </SPAN>\n" );
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