Discrete Mathematics with Applications 4th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 0-49539-132-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-49539-132-6

Chapter 3 - The Logic of Quantified Statements - Exercise Set 3.3 - Page 130: 39

Answer

a. Statement: ∃ a program P such that ∀ questions Q posed to P, P gives the correct answer to Q. b. Negation: ∀ programs P, there is a question Q that can be posed to P such that P does not give the correct answer to Q.

Work Step by Step

Recall the negation of a for all statement: ~($\forall x$ in D, P(x)) $\equiv \exists x$ in D such that ~P(x). Recall the negation of an exists statement: ~($\exists x$ in D, P(x)) $\equiv \forall x$ in D such that ~P(x). To negate a multiply quantified statement, apply the laws in stages moving left to right along the sentence.
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