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sugars225
Oct17-10, 04:52 PM
Can someone help with this proof:

G→(PVE), P→N, E→C, -(NVC) ㅏ-G

This is what I have done so far
1 (1) G→(PVE) Assumption
2 (2) P→N Assumption
3 (3) E→C Assumption
4 (4) -(NVC) Assumption

what do I do if here?

JonF
Oct17-10, 11:45 PM
Start by using De Morgan’s Law on -(NVC).

Hint you’re also going to have to use:

The idempotent property (or reduction or elimination, there’s a lot of names for it) of “and”
Modus Tollens
De Morgan's Law again.

yossell
Oct18-10, 08:09 AM
What system have you been given to work in? Natural deduction? if so, what rules? Truth-tables? Or something else?