Exercises
Elementary logic
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1. Negation of a universal proposition
Write the negation of
and determine which of the proposition and its negation is true.
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2. Negation of an existential proposition
Write the negation of
and determine which of the proposition and its negation is true.
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3. Negation of a quantified conjunction
Write the negation of
and determine which of the proposition and its negation is true.
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4. Negation with two quantifiers
Write the negation of
and determine which of the proposition and its negation is true.
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5. Sufficient condition between multiples
Determine whether, for natural , the condition “being a multiple of ” is necessary, sufficient, or necessary and sufficient for “being a multiple of ”.
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6. Necessary condition with squares
Determine whether, for real , the condition "" is necessary, sufficient, or necessary and sufficient for "".
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7. Necessary and sufficient condition with an equation
Determine whether, for real , the condition "" is necessary, sufficient, or necessary and sufficient for "".
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8. Contrapositive and converse of an implication about multiples
Write the contrapositive and the converse of the implication “if is a multiple of , then is a multiple of ” ( natural) and determine the truth value of each.
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9. Negation of a quantified implication
Write the negation of
and determine which of the proposition and its negation is true.
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10. Irrationality of a sum
Given that is irrational, prove by contradiction that is irrational.
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