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2.5.9: Derivability and the Propositional Connectives

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    Proposition \(\PageIndex{1}\)
    1. Both \(A \land B \Proves A\) and \(A \land B \Proves B\)
    2. \(A, B \Proves A \land B\).

    Proof.

    1. We can derive both

      9.9.1.png

    2. We can derive:

      9.9.2.png

    Proposition \(\PageIndex{2}\)
    1. \(A \lor B, \lnot A, \lnot B\) is inconsistent.
    2. Both \(A \Proves A \lor B\) and \(B \Proves A \lor B\).

    Proof.

    1. Consider the following derivation:

      9.9.3.png

      This is a derivation of \(\lfalse\) from undischarged assumptions \(A \lor B\), \(\lnot A\), and \(\lnot B\).

    2. We can derive both

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    Proposition \(\PageIndex{3}\)
    1. \(A, A \lif B \Proves B\).
    2. Both \(\lnot A \Proves A \lif B\) and \(B \Proves A \lif B\).

    Proof.

    1. We can derive:

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    2. This is shown by the following two derivations:

      9.9.6.png

      Note that \(\Intro{\lif}\) may, but does not have to, discharge the assumption \(A\).


    This page titled 2.5.9: Derivability and the Propositional Connectives is shared under a CC BY license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Richard Zach et al. (Open Logic Project) .

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