6) Show that each of these conditional statements is a tautology without using truth tables. a) (-p →-p c) p→ (-p → -)

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6) Show that each of these conditional statements is a tautology without
using truth tables.
a) (p p
b) -p→ (-p v¬q)
c) p→ ("p → -q)
7) Prove the following.
a) (pAq) r = (p-r)v(q-r)
b) p-(q→r) = (r)
8) Find the value of p, q and r for which the statement (pv¬q) → [r+(p^q)]
is false.
Transcribed Image Text:Exercises (Cont'd) 6) Show that each of these conditional statements is a tautology without using truth tables. a) (p p b) -p→ (-p v¬q) c) p→ ("p → -q) 7) Prove the following. a) (pAq) r = (p-r)v(q-r) b) p-(q→r) = (r) 8) Find the value of p, q and r for which the statement (pv¬q) → [r+(p^q)] is false.
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