Advanced Engineering Mathematics
Advanced Engineering Mathematics
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ISBN: 9780470458365
Author: Erwin Kreyszig
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Produce by hand a proof of  ((A→B)→C) → (A→(B→C))

How many lines does the most natural box proof contain? 

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Let us first find the truth table of (AB)C and A(BC).

For (AB)C:

bB cC a \rightarrow bA \left(a \rightarrow b\right) \rightarrow c
True True True True True
True True False True False
True False True False True
True False False False True
False True True True True
False True False True False
False False True True True
False False False True False

And for A(BC):

bB cC B a \rightarrow \left(b \rightarrow c\right)A
True True True True True
True True False False False
True False True True True
True False False True True
False True True True True
False True False False True
False False True True True
False False False True True

It can be observed that (AB)C and A(BC) are not equivalent. So, the proof by truth table will be more convenient. 

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