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authorSebastiano Tronto <sebastiano.tronto@gmail.com>2020-09-06 19:29:27 +0200
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3\usepackage{amsmath} 3\usepackage{amsmath}
4\usepackage{amsthm} 4\usepackage{amsthm}
5\usepackage{amssymb} 5\usepackage{amssymb}
6\usepackage[top=2cm]{geometry}
6 7
7\theoremstyle{definition} \newtheorem{exercise}{Exercise}[section] 8\theoremstyle{definition} \newtheorem{exercise}{Exercise}[section]
8 9
9\author{Sebastiano Tronto (uni.lu)} 10\author{Sebastiano Tronto (\texttt{sebastiano.tronto@uni.lu})}
10\title{Elementary logic exercises (Prep Camp 2020)} 11\title{Elementary Logic exercises (Prep Camp 2020)}
11 12
12\begin{document} 13\begin{document}
13\maketitle 14\maketitle
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15\section{Logical operations} 16\section{Logical operations}
16 17
17\begin{exercise} 18\begin{exercise}
18 Determine if the following statement are \textbf{true} or \textbf{false}: 19 Determine if the following statements are \textbf{true} or \textbf{false}:
19 \begin{enumerate} 20 \begin{enumerate}
20 \item ``Today is Tuesday or Germany has more inhabitants than Luxembourg'' 21 \item ``Today is Tuesday or Germany has more inhabitants than Luxembourg''
21 \item ``$7$ is odd and $2+2=5$'' 22 \item ``$7$ is odd and $2+2=5$''
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84\section{Quantifiers} 85\section{Quantifiers}
85 86
86\begin{exercise} 87\begin{exercise}
88 Write the negation of the following statements:
89 \begin{enumerate}
90 \item $\exists x\in \mathbb N,\, x^2-2=0$
91 \item ``Every prime number is odd''
92 \item ``Every person I have met likes pizza''
93 \item ``There is at least one number greater than $7$''
94 \item $\forall x\in \mathbb N,\,x\geq 0$
95 \item $\forall x\in \mathbb Z,\,(\exists y\in\mathbb Z,\,x+y=0)$
96 \end{enumerate}
97\end{exercise}
98
99\begin{exercise}
87 There is another quantifier that we did not cover in the lecture, namely 100 There is another quantifier that we did not cover in the lecture, namely
88 $\exists!$ (read ``there exists exactly one''). For example, the sentence 101 $\exists!$ (read ``there exists exactly one''). For example, the sentence
89 ``\emph{there exists exactly one natural number x such that x+2=5}'' can be 102 ``\emph{there exists exactly one natural number x such that x+2=5}'' can be
90 written in symbols as ``$\exists!x\in \mathbb N,\,x+2=5$. 103 written in symbols as ``$\exists!x\in \mathbb N,\,x+2=5$''.
104
91 In this exercise, your task is to give a formal definition of this quantifier 105 In this exercise, your task is to give a formal definition of this quantifier
92 using the logical symbols that we have defined in class. In particular, you 106 using the logical symbols that we have defined in class. In particular, you
93 will need the following: 107 will need the following:
94 \begin{itemize} 108 \begin{itemize}
95 \item the universal ($\forall$) and existential ($\exists$) quantifier 109 \item the universal ($\forall$) and existential ($\exists$) quantifiers
96 \item the conjunction $\land$ 110 \item the conjunction $\land$
97 \item the implication $\implies$ 111 \item the implication $\implies$
98 \end{itemize} 112 \end{itemize}
99 Moreover, you will need the equality symbol $=$ between two elements of a set 113 Moreover, you will need the equality symbol $=$ between two elements of a set
100 (if $a$ and $b$ are two elements of the same set, ``$a=b$'' is a mathematical 114 (if $a$ and $b$ are two elements of the same set, ``$a=b$'' is a mathematical
101 statement and it is \textbf{true} if and only if they are the same element). 115 statement and it is \textbf{true} if and only if $a$ and $b$ are the same
116 element).
102 117
103 \emph{Warning: your definition must depend on a set $S$ and on a ``variable 118 \emph{Warning: your definition must depend on a set $S$ and on a ``variable
104 statement'' $A(x)$, as the existential and universal quantifiers.} 119 statement'' $A(x)$, as the existential and universal quantifiers.}
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107\section{Proofs} 122\section{Proofs}
108 123
109\begin{exercise} 124\begin{exercise}
125 Prove by induction that
126 \begin{align*}
127 \forall n\in\mathbb N,\quad \sum_{k=1}^n(2k-1)=n^2
128 \end{align*}
129 (here $\sum_{k=1}^n(2k-1)$ means $1+3+5+\cdots+ (2n-1)$).
130\end{exercise}
131
132\begin{exercise}
133 If $n\in \mathbb N$ the \emph{factorial} of $n$, denoted by $n!$ is defined
134 as follows:
135 \begin{align*}
136 n!=\begin{cases}
137 1&\text{if } n=0,\\
138 n\times (n-1)! & \text{if } n> 0.
139 \end{cases}
140 \end{align*}
141 Prove by induction that if $n\geq 4$ then $n!\geq 2^n$.
142\end{exercise}
143
144
145\begin{exercise}
110 Is the following statement true or false? Give a proof of your answer. 146 Is the following statement true or false? Give a proof of your answer.
111 \begin{align*} 147 \begin{align*}
112 \forall n\in \mathbb N,\, n^2 -4n +5>n 148 \forall n\in \mathbb N,\, n^2 -4n +5>n

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