In: Advanced Math
Let X be Z or Q and define a logical formula p by ∀x ∈ X, ∃y ∈ X, (x < y ∧ [∀z ∈ X, ¬(x < z ∧ z < y)]).
Describe what p asserts about the set X. Find the maximally negated logical formula equivalent to ¬p. Prove that p is true when X = Z and false when X = Q
Given statement ,
.
Now ,
That is
does not lies between
and
.
So
asserts , " For any number in
there is a number in
bigger than it and there is no number between them " .
While we negate an statement
is been always replaced by
and
is beenreplaced by
that is negation of
is
and negation of
is
.
Hence the negation of the given statement is ,
If
.
For each integer
if we choose
then
and therre is no integer between
and
as there is no integer between
and
.
So the statement is true for
If
Suppose
then for any choosen
such that .
there will a rational number between
and
as between any two rational number there is an rational number .
Explicitly we can choose
then the condition
will not be satisfies and so the statement is not true for
.
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