Exam 1: The Foundations: Logic and Proofs

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Match the English statement with all its equivalent symbolic statements in this list: 1. xyT(x,y)\exists x \forall y T ( x , y )\quad \quad \quad 2. yxT(x,y)\exists y \forall x T ( x , y )\quad \quad \quad 3. xyT(x,y)\forall x \exists y T ( x , y ) 4. ¬xyT(x,y)\neg \exists x \exists y T ( x , y )\quad \quad 5. xy¬T(x,y)\exists x \forall y \neg T ( x , y )\quad \quad \quad 6. yxT(x,y)\forall y \exists x T ( x , y ) 7. yx¬T(x,y)\exists y \forall x \neg T ( x , y )\quad \quad 8. ¬xyT(x,y)\neg \forall x \exists y T ( x , y )\quad \quad \quad 9. ¬yxT(x,y)\neg \exists y \forall x T ( x , y ) 10. ¬xy¬T(x,y)\neg \forall x \exists y \neg T ( x , y )\quad 11. ¬x¬y¬T(x,y)\neg \forall x \neg \forall y \neg T ( x , y )\quad 12. xy¬T(x,y)\forall x \exists y \neg T ( x , y ) -Some courses are being taken by no students.

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assume that the universe for x is all people and the universe for y is the set of all movies. Write the statement in good English, using the predicates S(x,y):x saw yL(x,y):x liked yS ( x , y ) : x \text { saw } y \quad L ( x , y ) : x \text { liked } y \text {. } Do not use variables in your answer. - y¬S (Margaret, y ) \exists y \neg S \text { (Margaret, } y \text { ) }

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Match the statement in symbols with one of the English statements in this list: 1. Some freshmen are math majors. 2. Every math major is a freshman. 3. No math major is a freshman. - x(F(x)¬M(x))\forall x ( F ( x ) \rightarrow \neg M ( x ) )

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Explain why the negation of "Al and Bill are absent" is not "Al and Bill are present".

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Find the output of the combinatorial circuits in 54-55. Find the output of the combinatorial circuits in 54-55.

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P(x, y) means "x and y are real numbers such that x+2y=5"x + 2 y = 5 " Determine whether the statement is true. - xyP(x,y)\exists x \forall y P ( x , y ) In 73-75 P(m, n) means mn"“ m \leq n " where the universe of discourse for m and n is the set of nonnegative integers. What is the truth value of the statement?

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x is even only if y is odd. x \text { is even only if } y \text { is odd. }

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Determine whether this proposition is a tautology: ((pq)¬p)¬q( ( p \rightarrow q ) \wedge \neg p ) \rightarrow \neg q

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Give a proof by contradiction of the following: "If n is an odd integer, then n2 is odd".

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P(m, n) means mn"“ m \leq n " where the universe of discourse for m and n is the set of nonnegative integers. What is the truth value of the statement? - nmP(m,n)\exists n \forall m P ( m , n )

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suppose the variable x represents students and y represents courses, and: U(y): y is an upper-level course M(y): y is a math course F(x): x is a freshman B(x): x is a full-time student T(x, y): student x is taking course y. Write the statement using these predicates and any needed quantifiers. -All students are freshmen.

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Prove or disprove: For all real numbers x and y,xy=xyy , \lfloor x - y \rfloor = \lfloor x \rfloor - \lfloor y \rfloor \text {. }

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write the negation of the statement in good English. Don't write "It is not true that . . . ." -Roses are red and violets are blue.

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write the negation of the statement in good English. Don't write "It is not true that . . . ." -Some skiers do not speak Swedish.

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Match the English statement with all its equivalent symbolic statements in this list: 1. xyT(x,y)\exists x \forall y T ( x , y )\quad \quad \quad 2. yxT(x,y)\exists y \forall x T ( x , y )\quad \quad \quad 3. xyT(x,y)\forall x \exists y T ( x , y ) 4. ¬xyT(x,y)\neg \exists x \exists y T ( x , y )\quad \quad 5. xy¬T(x,y)\exists x \forall y \neg T ( x , y )\quad \quad \quad 6. yxT(x,y)\forall y \exists x T ( x , y ) 7. yx¬T(x,y)\exists y \forall x \neg T ( x , y )\quad \quad 8. ¬xyT(x,y)\neg \forall x \exists y T ( x , y )\quad \quad \quad 9. ¬yxT(x,y)\neg \exists y \forall x T ( x , y ) 10. ¬xy¬T(x,y)\neg \forall x \exists y \neg T ( x , y )\quad 11. ¬x¬y¬T(x,y)\neg \forall x \neg \forall y \neg T ( x , y )\quad 12. xy¬T(x,y)\forall x \exists y \neg T ( x , y ) -Every course is being taken by at least one student.

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Suppose you wish to prove a theorem of the form "if p then q". (a) If you give a direct proof, what do you assume and what do you prove? (b) If you give a proof by contraposition, what do you assume and what do you prove? (c) If you give a proof by contradiction, what do you assume and what do you prove?

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It is Thursday and it is cold.

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suppose the variable x represents students and the variable y represents courses, and A(y):y is an advanced course S(x):x is a sophomore F(x):x is a freshman T(x,y):x is taking yA ( y ) : y \text { is an advanced course } \quad S ( x ) : x \text { is a sophomore } \quad F ( x ) : x \text { is a freshman } \quad T ( x , y ) : x \text { is taking } y \text {. } Write the statement using these predicates and any needed quantifiers. -No freshman is a sophomore.

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suppose the variables x and y represent real numbers, and L(x,y):x

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Show that the hypotheses "I left my notes in the library or I finished the rough draft of the paper" and "I did not leave my notes in the library or I revised the bibliography" imply that "I finished the rough draft of the paper or I revised the bibliography".

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