Proof Practice
Imagine that the lines below are the premises of a proof. How would you start? Choose the best answer.
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1. A→(B&C)
2. (A&B)→C
3. A
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B&C by 1,3 →out
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A and B→C on two lines, both by 2 &out
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A&B by 2 →out
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None of the above.
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1. A&(B→C)
2. (A&E)→D
3. B
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C by 1,3 →out
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A and B→C on two lines, both by 1 &out
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A and E→D on two lines, both by 2 &out
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None of the above.
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1. C→(A&B)
2. (A&B)→D
3. A→E
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D by 1,2 →out
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A&B by 2 →out
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A&B by 1 →out
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None of the above.
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1. R→(S&T)
2. (T→W)&R
3. T
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S&T by 1,2 →out
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T→W and R on two lines, both by 2&out
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W by 2,3 →out
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None of the above.
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1. (R&S)→T
2. R
3. S
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T by 1 →out
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R&S by 1 →out
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R&S by 2,3 &in
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None of the above.
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1. R→S
2. T→R
3. S
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S by 1 →out
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R by 1,2 →out
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R by 1,3 →out
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None of the above.
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1. (E→F)→(G&H)
2. F
3. E→F
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G&H by 1,3 →out
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E by 2,3 →out
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G and H on two lines, both by 1 &out
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None of the above.
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1. (E→F)→(G&H)
2. E
3. F
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G&H by 1 →out
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E&F by 2,3 &in
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E→F by 2,3 →in
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None of the above.
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1. (E&F)→(G&H)
2. F&E
3. F→(I&J)
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G&H by 1,2 →out
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F and E on two lines, both by 2 &out
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I&J by 2,3 →out
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None of the above.
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1. (E&F)→(G&H)
2. E&F
3. G→(I&J)
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G&H by 1,2 →out
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G and H on two lines, both by 1 &out
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I&J by 3 →out
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None of the above.
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1. (E&F)→(G&H)
2. R→(S&(T&W))
3. (A→(B→C))&D
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G&H by 1 →out
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R and S&(T&W) on two lines, both by 2 &out
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A→(B→C) and D on two lines, both by 3 &out
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None of the above.
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1. A→(B→C)
2. ((R&S)&(T&W))→Z
3. (A&(B→C))→D
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E and B→C on two lines, both by 1 →out
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R&S and (T&W)→Z on two lines, both by 2 &out
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D by 1,3 →out
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None of the above.
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1. A→(B→C)
2. R→((S→T)&(W→Z))
3. (A→(B→C))→D
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B→C by 1 →out
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R→(S→T) and W→Z on two lines, both by 2 &out
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D by 1,3 →out
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None of the above.
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1. M→(N→O)
2. M→((N→O)→(W→Z))
3. (N→O)→Z
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W→Z by 1,2 →out
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Z by 1,3 →out
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N→O by 1,3 →out
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None of the above.
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1. (S→(R→T))→W
2. S→(R&T)
3. (R→(S→T))&(W→Z)
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W by 1,2 →out
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R→(S→T) and W→Z on two lines, both by 3 &out
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Z by 1,3 →out
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None of the above.
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1. E
2. (D&E)→(B&C)
3. D
4. (B&H)→D
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B&H by 3,4 →out
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D&E and B&C by 2 →out
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D&E by 1,3 &in
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None of the above.
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1. R
2. S→R
3. S→(M&N)
4. (S→R)→T
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S by 1,2 →out
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M&N by 2,3 →out
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T by 2,4 →out
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None of the above.
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1. (R&S)→T
2. (T&W)→(A→B)
3. S&R
4. A→B
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T by 1,3 →out
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T&W by 2,4 →out
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S and R on two lines, both by 3 &out
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None of the above.
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1. (G→H)&M
2. M→(A→B)
3. (G→H)→(S&T)
4. A→B
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G→H and M on two lines, both by 1 &out
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A→B by 1,2 →out
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S&T by 1,3 →out
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None of the above.
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1. ((T→S)&M)→W
2. M
3. T→S
4. S
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W by 1,3 →out
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T by 3,4 →out
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(T→S)&M by 2,3 &in
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None of the above.
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1. T→W
2. (S→(T→W))→B
3. S
4. T
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B by 1,3 →out
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S→(T→W) by 1,3 →in
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W by 1,4 →out
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None of the above.
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1. A→B
2. ((B→A)&(C→D))→E
3. A→(B→C)
4. (A→(B→C))→D
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B→A and (C→D)→E on two lines, both by 2 &out
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C by 1,3 →out
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D by 3,4 →out
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None of the above.
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1. N→O
2. ((M→L)&(N→O))→S
3. (T&W)→(M→L)
4. M→L
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M→L and (N→O)→S on two lines, both by 2 &out
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(M→L)&(N→O) by 1,4 &in
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T&W by 3,4 →out
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None of the above.
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1. (N→O)→S
2. (M→L)→(N&O)
3. M&(N→O)
4. L→M
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S by 1,3 →out
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N&O by 2,4 →out
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M and N→O on two lines, both by 3 &out
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None of the above.
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1. ((T→W)&S)→(A&B)
2. (T→W)→S
3. (A&B)→(C&D)
4. ((C&D)&S)→R
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A&B by 1,2 →out
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C&D by 1,3 →out
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R by 2,3,4 →out
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None of the above.