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Past exam of the logic and set theory course of the University of Oxford 2007 A 2 iv Solution by
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For this calculus the deduction theorem for propositional logic isFor the reverse logical implication, retain the logical derivation from , add the assumption , and use modus ponens rule.
For the forward logical implication, induct on a logical derivation from . For each line we construct a logical derivation of from . If , use (ii). If is an axiom instance or belongs to , it is already derivable from ; L1 gives , and modus ponens rule finishes that case.
If comes by the elimination rule E from and , the induction hypothesis suppliesThe L2 instance with combines these by two applications of modus ponens rule. Thus the rule E also survives the discharge construction. These are all possible lines, proving the theorem for the final line .
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