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The Nuts and Bolts of Proofs, 4th Edition
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The Nuts and Bolts of Proofs, 4th Edition

by Antonella Cupillari
January 2011
Beginner content levelBeginner
296 pages
11h 43m
English
Academic Press
Content preview from The Nuts and Bolts of Proofs, 4th Edition
CHAPTER
2
Basic Techniques to Prove If/Then
Statements
WHAT DOES IF/THEN MEAN?
Lets start by looking at the details of a process that goes on almost automatically in our minds hundreds
of times every day: deciding whether something is true or false. Suppose y ou make the following state-
ment: If I go home this weekend, I will take my parents out to dinner . When is your sta tement tr ue?
When is it false? That is, w hen could you be accused of lying? The statement we are considering is a
composite statement, and its two parts are the following simple statements:
A: I go home this weekend.
B: I will take my parents out to dinner.
As far as your trip ...
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ISBN: 9780123822178