Consider the following predicates defined by: M( x; y ): x has emailed y ; P( x; y) : x has called y on the telephone, where universe for x and y are the students in the MA5801 class. Write the...

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Consider the following predicates defined by:






M(x; y):
x
has emailed
y;


P(x; y):
x
has called
y
on the telephone,






where universe for
x
and
y
are the students in the MA5801 class. Write the following sentences in terms of these predicates (Note: You may introduce the predicates
x = y
or
x

y

if required).






(a) Peter received a telephone call from Paul.






(b) Steven emailed and telephoned Tom






(c) Russel either emailed or telephoned every student in the class.






(d) Nobody in the class emailed himself/herself.






(e) Every student in the class has either received an email or telephone call from another student in the class.


Prove the statement: "For all integers
n, if
3n + 3
is even, then n is odd"


(Hint: You may need to consider the contrapositive case)



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Answer To: Consider the following predicates defined by: M( x; y ): x has emailed y ; P( x; y) : x has called y...

Aditi answered on Aug 24 2022
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For all integers n , if 3 n + 3 is odd , then n is even The contrapositive is if n is not
even , 3 n +31 is not odd Proof by contrapositive : Since n is not even , it is odd Let n = 2 k + 1 where k is an integer = > 3 n + 3 = 3 ( 2 k + 1 ) + 3 = > 3 n + 3 = 3 * 2 k + 3 + 3 = > 3 n + 1 = 3...
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