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Which one of the following Boolean expressions is NOT a tautology?

  1. $((\,a\,\to\,b\,)\,\wedge\,(\,b\,\to\,c))\,\to\,(\,a\,\to\,c)$
  2. $(\,a\,\to\,c\,)\,\to\,(\,\sim b\,\to\,(a\,\wedge\,c))$
  3. $(\,a\,\wedge\,b\,\wedge\,c)\,\to\,(\,c\vee\,a)$
  4. $a\,\to\,(b\,\to\,a)$
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Another way to solve it...

Implication $A\to B$ is not tautology if $B$ is false and $A$ is true.

For b option Let RHS ie. $b\to (a\wedge c)$ be false ie $b$ is false and $(a\wedge c)$ is false.

Now, $a \wedge c$ is false if either one of them is false.

Now, if $a$ and $c$ both are false then $a\to c$ is true. LHS is $\text{true}$ and RHS is $\text{false}.$

So option b is not tautology.
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$A.\ \ ((a \rightarrow b) \wedge (b \rightarrow c)) \rightarrow (a \rightarrow c)$

$\equiv (( \sim a \vee b) \wedge (\sim b \vee c)) \rightarrow (\sim a \vee c)$

$\equiv \sim (( \sim a \vee b) \wedge (\sim b \vee c)) \vee (\sim a \vee c)$

$\equiv (( a \ \wedge \sim b) \vee ( b \wedge \sim c)) \vee (\sim a \vee c)$

$\equiv (\sim a \vee ( a \ \wedge \sim b) )\vee( ( b \wedge \sim c) \vee c)$

$\equiv( (\sim a \vee a )\wedge(\sim a \vee \sim b) )\vee( ( b \vee c) \wedge( \sim c\vee c))$

$\equiv(T\wedge(\sim a \vee \sim b) )\vee( ( b \vee c) \wedge T)$

$\equiv\sim a \vee (\sim b \vee b) \vee c$

$\equiv\sim a \vee T \vee c$

$\equiv T$

 

$B.\ \ (a \rightarrow c)\rightarrow (\sim b \rightarrow(a \wedge c))$

$\equiv \sim(\sim a \vee c)\vee (( b \vee (a \wedge c))$

$\equiv ( a \wedge \sim c)\vee (( b \vee (a \wedge c))$

$\equiv (( a \wedge \sim c)\vee ( a \wedge c) )\vee b$

$\equiv (a \wedge(c \vee \sim c))\vee b$

 $\equiv a \vee b $
 

$C. \ \ (a\wedge b \wedge c) \rightarrow(c \vee a)$

$\equiv \sim(a\wedge b \wedge c) \vee (c \vee a)$

$\equiv \sim a \sim b \sim c \vee c \vee a$

$\equiv (a\vee\sim a )\vee \sim b \vee(\sim c \vee c)$

$\equiv T\vee \sim b \vee T$

$\equiv T$

 

$D.\ \ a\rightarrow (b\rightarrow a)$

$\equiv\sim a \vee (\sim b \vee a)$

$\equiv(\sim a\vee a)\vee \sim b$

$\equiv T \vee \sim b$

$\equiv T$

 

Hence, Option(B) $(a \rightarrow c)\rightarrow (\sim b \rightarrow(a \wedge c))$ is the correct choice.
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here, option a,c,d are only give T value by evaluating each parts... And option b does not give any Truth value. hence, b is the answer.
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