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Assignment 2 woes
May 19, 2007 06:00PM
Hello

Please can someone give me some direction wrt assignment 2.
I completed question 1, tested it againt the different worlds, and fixed it up nicely. Feeling confident. Moved onto question 2.1, sorted it out. Got to question 2.2 and spend HOURS without making progress. Don't know if my strategy is right, but I need to know how to prove A->B and B->C as premises, can move to A->C. The book talks about this on page 200, but doesn't give it formally (that I can find). Looked at the link in a different posting, but not much help. Although I can see what I'm trying to do, I can't actually fet Fitch to accept my reasons for the steps.
PLEASE!!! Anything appreciated.

Thanks
Shaun
Re: Assignment 2 woes
May 20, 2007 08:15AM
I am trying to prove the following, but my final step is giving me issues. Can someone please tell me how to link step 6 in?
Thanks

|1. A->B->B
-
||2. A
__
||3. B->C (Elim 1,2)
|||4. B
___
||| 5.C (Elim 3,4)
||6. A->C (Intro ???)
iva
Re: Assignment 2 woes
May 21, 2007 09:24AM
you don't need step 3.
B follows straight from 2, beacuse of Rule Elim ( premise A->B, and A (step2)
try it, then
just show how
B->C and C-> D ..(also elim rules.. then theres 2 more little elim steps
and you will have your a -> D
Re: Assignment 2 woes
May 21, 2007 10:08AM
Thanks Iva

Will try it tonight. Actually made a mistake in typing out above. Should have premise A->B->C (not A->B->cool smiley
iva
Re: Assignment 2 woes
May 21, 2007 10:26AM
ok cool, mail me if u stuggling as i might not be on teh forum
Re: Assignment 2 woes
May 21, 2007 07:45PM
This is my code for trying to prove A -> C from the premise A -> (B -> C)

|1. A -> (B -> C)
-
||2. A
-
||3. B -> C (-> ELIM 1,2)
|||4. B
-
|||5. C (-> ELIM 3,4)
||6. C (-> ELIM 1,2,3,4-5)
|7. A -> C (-> INTRO 2,3)

When I verify the proof, all the steps get ticked, except step 6, step 2 & 4 are assumptions.

My problem is trying to bring a result to a lower level in the proof.

Iva, I didn't know your email address, mine is shaunv@pdc.co.za if maybe you can help me, or anyone else.

Thanks
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