Consider the wffs: φ1φ1 = p1→→(p2→→(p3→→p4)) φ2φ2 = (p1 ^ p2 ^p3)→→p4 φ1 ≡ p1 ∨ ¬p2 ∨ p3 ∨ p4 φ2 ≡ ¬p2 → p3 φ3 ≡ p1 → p3 φ4 ≡ p3 → (p2 ∨ p4) φ5 ≡ p3 → p4 φ6 ≡ p3 ∨ ¬p4 φ7 ≡ p4 Show using resolution that (φ1 ∧ φ2 ∧ φ3 ∧ φ4 ∧ φ5 ∧ φ6) → φ7 is valid.

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Consider the wffs:

φ1φ1 = p1→→(p2→→(p3→→p4))

φ2φ2 = (p1 ^ p2 ^p3)→→p4

φ1 ≡ p1 ∨ ¬p2 ∨ p3 ∨ p4
φ2 ≡ ¬p2 → p3
φ3 ≡ p1 → p3
φ4 ≡ p3 → (p2 ∨ p4)
φ5 ≡ p3 → p4
φ6 ≡ p3 ∨ ¬p4
φ7 ≡ p4
Show using resolution that (φ1 ∧ φ2 ∧ φ3 ∧ φ4 ∧ φ5 ∧ φ6) → φ7 is valid.

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