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Consider the following interpretation of a language with a unary predicates $P, Q$, and a binary predicate $R$.

  • Universe $=\{1,2,3,4\}$
  • $P=\{\langle 1\rangle,\langle 3\rangle\}$
  • $Q=\{\langle 2\rangle,\langle 4\rangle\}$
  • $R=\{\langle 3,2\rangle,\langle 4,3\rangle,\langle 3,1\rangle,\langle 4,2\rangle,\langle 2,1\rangle,\langle 4,1\rangle\}$

Which of the following sentences below hold in this interpretation?
 

  1. $\exists x (P(x) \wedge Q(x))$
  2. $\exists x \left(P(x) \rightarrow Q(x)\right)$
  3. $\forall x \left(P(x) \rightarrow \exists y ( R(x, y))\right)$
  4. $\forall x \left(Q(x) \rightarrow \exists y (R(x, y))\right)$

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$R$ is a binary predicate. So, we can write it as $R(x, y)$.
$$
R=\{\langle 3,2\rangle,\langle 4,3\rangle,\langle 3,1\rangle,\langle 4,2\rangle,\langle 2,1\rangle,\langle 4,1\rangle\}
$$

It means $R(3,2)=$ True ; $R(2,3)=$ False. $R(4,3)=$ True. $R(3,3)=$ False.

Similarly, since P, Q are unary predicate, so:
$$
\begin{aligned}
P & =\{\langle 1\rangle,\langle 3\rangle\} \\
Q & =\{\langle 2\rangle,\langle 4\rangle\}
\end{aligned}
$$

It means $\mathrm{P}(1)=$ True, $\mathrm{P}(2)=$ False, $\mathrm{P}(3)=$ True, $\mathrm{P}(4)=$ False.
Also, $\mathrm{Q}(2)=$ True, $\mathrm{Q}(1)=$ False, $\mathrm{Q}(4)=$ True, $\mathrm{Q}(3)=$ False.
 


  1. $$
    \exists x( P(x) \wedge Q(x))
    $$

    A is False. There is No element in the domain for which both P and Q are true.
     

  2. $$
    \exists x ( P(x) \rightarrow Q(x))
    $$
    $B$ is True. For element 2 in the domain, $\mathrm{P}(2) \rightarrow \mathrm{Q}(2)$ is true.
     

  3. $$
    \forall x ( P(x) \rightarrow \exists y (R(x, y)))
    $$

    C is false. Counterexample is $\mathrm{x}=1$.

     

  4. $$
    \forall x (Q(x) \rightarrow \exists y R(x, y)))
    $$
    $D$ is true.
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