1. B ≡ (A • D)
2. ~A ⊃ (~B ⊃ C) / A ∨ C
|3. ~(A ∨ C) Assumption for Indirect Proof
|4. ~A • ~C 3, DeMorgan's Law
|5. ~A 4, simplification
|6. ~B ⊃ C 2,5, Modus Ponens
|7. ~C ⊃ ~~B 6, transposition
|8. ~C ⊃ B 7, double negation
|9. ~C • ~A 4, transposition
|10. ~C 9, simplification
|11. B 8, Mudus Ponens
|12. [B ⊃ (A • D)] • [(A • D) ⊃ B] 1, Material Equivalence
|13. B ⊃ (A • D) 12, simplification
|14. A • D 13,11
|15. A 14, simplification
|16. A • ~A 15,5, conjunction
17. A ∨ C lines 3--16 Indirect Proof
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