7.5.x. Exercise questions

1. Give the instances of each of the following for the terms a, b, and c (remembering that you will drop the main quantifier, and only the main one, when giving an instance):
  a. ∀x Fx
  b. ∀y Fy
  c. ∀x Rxa
  d. ∀x Saxb
  e. ∀x ∀y Rxy
  f. ∀x (Fx → Gx)
  g. ∀x (Fx → Gd)
  h. ∀x (Fx → ∀y Rxy)
  i. ∀x (Fx → ∀x Rxx)
2. Use the system of derivations to establish each of the following. You may use detachment and attachment rules.
  a. ∀x Fx, ∀x (Fx → Gx) ⇒ Ga
  b. ∀x (Fx ∧ Gx) ⇒ Fa ∧ Gb
  c. ∀x Rxa, ∀x (Rbx → Gx) ⇒ Ga
  d. ∀x Fx, ∀x (Fx → Gx) ⇒ ∀x Gx
  e. ∀x (Fx ∧ Gx) ⇔ ∀x Fx ∧ ∀x Gx
  f. ∀x ∀y Rxy ⇒ (Rab ∧ Rbb) ∧ Rca
  g. ∀x ∀y Rxy ⇒ ∀y Rya
  h. ∀x ∀y (Rxy → ¬ Ryx) ⇒ ∀x ¬ Rxx
  i. ∀x ∀y ∀z ((Rxy ∧ Ryz) → Rxz), ∀x ¬ Rxx ⇒ ∀x ∀y (Rxy → ¬ Ryx)
Glen Helman 01 Aug 2004