Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.4 - Predicates and Quantifiers - Exercises - Page 53: 15

Answer

a) 1 b) 0 c) 1 d) 0

Work Step by Step

Before starting the problem, consider the domain of all the integers. a) $\forall n(n^2\geq 0)$ is true, because the square of any negative integer $m$ is $m^2=(-1)^2l^2=l^2$, where $l$ is a positive integer. b) The statement that $\exists n(n^2=2)$ is untrue, because $\sqrt{2}$ is not an integer. c) $\forall n(n^2\geq n)$ is true. d) $\exists n(n^2<0)$ is not true, because there are no imaginary integers.
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