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Exercises on indirect truth-tables

Fill in the empty boxes with appropriate truth-values to complete the tables.

(
P
 (
Q
&
 (
R
S
))) 
P
~
S
~
 (
Q
&
R
)

(
 (
R
 (
P
~
Q
))) 
~
 (
R
 (
P
Q
)) 
 Q

(
~
(
P
&
Q
&
 ~
(
~
P
~
Q
))
~
(
~
(
P
Q
 (
~
P
&
~
Q
))

~
((
~
P
&
Q
 (
R
S
)) 
(
~
(
~
P
~
Q
)
 & 
~
 (
R
S
)) 
(
~
 ((
R
S
)
&
~
P
 (
P
 (
R
S
)))
 

(((
P
Q) 
R) 
 ((
~
P
&
~
Q)
R
)) 
(P
Q)

(P
 (Q
&
~
R
))
(
~
P
~
(~
Q
~
S
)) 
 (S
(
~
P
T
))
 
 


(
~
R
 → 
~
Q
((
~
P
&
R
&
~
Q
~
(
P
 ↔
 (
~
R
Q
))


((
P
Q
)
 → 
(
~
P
Q
)) 
(
~
(P
Q)
 & 
(
~
P
&
~
Q
)) 
~
(
~
((
P
Q)
 & 
(P
~
Q
)) 
 (P
Q
))
 
 
 
 

Answer: You should find the first four sequents to be valid, and the last four invalid.