Biconditional iff Disjunction implies Conjunction/Formulation 1/Forward Implication
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Theorem
- $p \iff q \vdash \paren {p \lor q} \implies \paren {p \land q}$
Proof
By the tableau method of natural deduction:
Line | Pool | Formula | Rule | Depends upon | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | $p \iff q$ | Premise | (None) | ||
2 | 1 | $\paren {p \land q} \lor \paren {\neg p \land \neg q}$ | Sequent Introduction | 1 | Biconditional as Disjunction of Conjunctions | |
3 | 1 | $\paren {p \land q} \lor \neg \paren {p \lor q}$ | Sequent Introduction | 2 | De Morgan's Laws: Conjunction of Negations | |
4 | 1 | $\neg \paren {p \lor q} \lor \paren {p \land q}$ | Sequent Introduction | 3 | Disjunction is Commutative | |
5 | 1 | $\paren {p \lor q} \implies \paren {p \land q}$ | Sequent Introduction | 4 | Rule of Material Implication |
$\blacksquare$