Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.8 - Proof Methods and Strategy - Supplementary Exercises - Page 113: 28

Answer

if $\exists x \forall y P(x, y)$ is false, then the given statement is true. Assume that $\exists x \forall y P(x, y)$ is true, we can know that there exists $a , x$ such that $\forall y P(c, y)$ is true and thus $P(c,d)$ is true for every $d$ in the domain. Using existential generalization we then obtain that $\exists x P(x, d)$ for every $d$ in the domain and universal generalization then finally gives us that $\forall y \exists x P(x, y)$ and thus the given statement is also true and this case. This means that the given statement is always true and thus is a Tautology.

Work Step by Step

if $\exists x \forall y P(x, y)$ is false, then the given statement is true. Assume that $\exists x \forall y P(x, y)$ is true, we can know that there exists $a , x$ such that $\forall y P(c, y)$ is true and thus $P(c,d)$ is true for every $d$ in the domain. Using existential generalization we then obtain that $\exists x P(x, d)$ for every $d$ in the domain and universal generalization then finally gives us that $\forall y \exists x P(x, y)$ and thus the given statement is also true and this case. This means that the given statement is always true and thus is a Tautology.
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