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Using the laws of propositions of algebra, $(P\rightarrow(Q\vee\sim R))\rightarrow(P\wedge Q)$ simplifies to:
A$P\vee(Q\wedge R)$
B$\sim P\vee(Q\wedge R)$
C$P\wedge(Q\wedge R)$
D$P\wedge(Q\vee R)$
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. $P\wedge(Q\vee R)$
1. Replace the inner conditional using $A\rightarrow B\equiv\;\sim A\vee B$: the antecedent becomes $\sim P\vee(Q\vee\sim R)$.
2. Apply the same rule to the outer conditional, negating that whole antecedent.
3. De Morgan's law turns $\sim(\sim P\vee Q\vee\sim R)$ into $P\wedge\sim Q\wedge R$.
4. The statement is now $(P\wedge\sim Q\wedge R)\vee(P\wedge Q)$, and $P$ factors out.
5. The bracket $(\sim Q\wedge R)\vee Q$ absorbs to $Q\vee R$, leaving $P\wedge(Q\vee R)$.
_Source: NECTA ACSEE 2023 Advanced Mathematics 142/2, Question 2: Logic_
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