Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Applications of Propositional Logic - Exercises - Page 23: 20

Answer

Person A is a knave, and person B is a knight.

Work Step by Step

Person A says "the two of us are both knights" and person B says "A is a knave." If person B is a knight, person A must be a knave. If person B is a knave, person A must be a knight. Either way, persons A and B cannot both be knights. Because person A's statement is untrue, person A is a knave. Thus, person B is not lying and must be a knight.
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