Natural Deduction Homework #2

 

 

Do Natural Deductions for the following arguments:

 

            Two Steps

 

(1) 1. D → E                                        (2) 1. P & Q   

2. D & F                                              2. R                 

\ E                                                     \ P & R         

 

(3) 1. Y → Z                                        (4) 1. D → E

2. Y                                                     2. (E → F) & (F → D)

\ Y & Z                                              \ D → F

 

(5) 1. (K → L) → M                           (6) 1. J v ~ K

2. ~ M & ~ (L → M)                           2. K v (L → J)

\ ~ (K → L)                           3. ~ J

                                                                        \ L → J

 

 

            Three Steps

 

(7) 1. (D & E) → (F & G)                    (8) 1. Q → R  

2. D                                                     2. R → S

3. E                                                      3. ~ S  

\ F                                                     \ ~ Q & ~ R  

 

(9) 1. T → U                                        (10) 1. ~ X → Y

2. V v ~ U                                            2. Z → X

3. ~ V & ~ W                                      3. ~X

\ ~ T                                                  \ Y & ~ Z

 

(11) 1. (A & B) → ~ C                        (12) 1. (H → I) & (J → K)

2. C v D                                               2. K v H

3. A                                                     3. ~ K

4. B                                                                  \ I

\ D