Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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ISBN 10: 0073383090
ISBN 13: 978-0-07338-309-5

Chapter 1 - Section 1.5 - Nested Quantifiers - Exercises - Page 67: 23

Answer

a)$\exists x \exists y [(x<0 \land y<0)\rightarrow xy>0)]$ b)$\forall x (x-x=0)$ c) $\forall x [x>0 \rightarrow \exists y \exists z(x=y^{2} \land x=z^{2} \land y\ne z)]$ d)$\forall x [x<0 \rightarrow \neg \exists y (x=y^{2})]$

Work Step by Step

a) Rewrite statement: If a real number is negative and another real number is also negative then the product is positive. $$\exists x \exists y [(x<0 \land y<0)\rightarrow xy>0)]$$ b)Rewrite statement: The difference of every real number and itself equals zero. $$\forall x (x-x=0)$$ c) Rewrite statement: If a real number is positive then there exist two (different) square roots. $$\forall x [x>0 \rightarrow \exists y \exists z(x=y^{2} \land x=z^{2} \land y\ne z)]$$ d)Rewrite statement: If a real number is negative, then it does not have a (real) square root. $$\forall x [x<0 \rightarrow \neg \exists y (x=y^{2})]$$
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