Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-year-1-of-the-computer-science-course-of-the-university-of-oxford/2014/digital-systems-linear-algebra-introduction-to-formal-proof/8/c/i/solution

Use the equality introduction rule to prove . In the equality elimination rule, choose the first-order formula to be . Substituting for in its first position proves symmetry:
LineContextFormulaJustification
1Premise
2equality introduction rule
3equality elimination rule on 1, 2
Thus . This uses only the two supplied equality rules; symmetry has not been assumed as an additional rule.

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