#mathematical logic problem?
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The question requires to prove is that if T or D are true, R is false
Should I use Disjunction Elimination?
What does $\subset$ mean here?
SWR
From what i understand from my teacher, he means By ⊂ conditional relations ⇒
So $\subset$ just means $\Rightarrow
$?
SWR
Yeah, and my solution is based on that
What are mp, Ds, Mt, and so on?
1 ~ A ⊂ [ A ∨ ( T ⊂ R ) ] imposition
2 ~ R ⊂ [ R ∨ (A ⊂ R) ] imposition
3 (T ∨ D) ⊂ ~ R imposition
4 (A ∨ (T ⊂ R)) ∨ ~ A (DeMorgan's Law)
5 (A ∨ (T ⊂ R)) ⊂ ~ A (Contrapositive)
6 T ⊂ R ⊂ ~ A
(Modus Ponens to (1,5))
7 ~ A ⊂ ~ R (Contrapositive)
8 T ⊂ ~ R (Modus Ponens to(6, 7))
9 (T ∨ D) ⊂ ~ R (Modus Ponens to (3, 8))
Mt: modus tollens.
Mp: Modus ponens
Ds: disjunctive syllogism