THEOREM
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P => Q | ~Q
PROOF
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Suppose to the contrary...
1 ~[P => Q | ~Q]
Premise
Apply Imply-And Rule (previously justified here)
2 ~~[P & ~[Q | ~Q]]
Imply-And, 1
Apply De Morgan's Law
3 ~~[P & ~~[~Q & ~~Q]]
DeMorgan, 2
Remove ~~
4 P & ~~[~Q & ~~Q]
Rem DNeg, 3
5 P & [~Q & ~~Q]
Rem DNeg, 4
6 P & [~Q & Q]
Rem DNeg, 5
7 P
Split, 6
Obtain contradiction...
8 ~Q & Q
Split, 6
Apply Conclusion Rule (Proof by
contradiction)
9 ~~[P => Q | ~Q]
4 Conclusion, 1
Remove ~~
As Required:
10 P => Q | ~Q
Rem DNeg, 9