Conjunction with Tautology

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Theorem

A conjunction with a tautology:

$p \land \top \dashv \vdash p$


Proof by Natural Deduction

By the tableau method of natural deduction:

$p \land \top \vdash p$
Line Pool Formula Rule Depends upon Notes
1 1 $p \land \top$ Premise (None)
2 1 $p$ Rule of Simplification: $\land \EE_1$ 1

$\Box$


By the tableau method of natural deduction:

$p \vdash p \land \top$
Line Pool Formula Rule Depends upon Notes
1 1 $p$ Premise (None)
2 $q \lor \neg q$ Law of Excluded Middle (None)
3 $\top$ Law of Excluded Middle (None)
4 1 $p \land \top$ Rule of Conjunction: $\land \II$ 1, 3

$\blacksquare$


Proof by Truth Table

We apply the Method of Truth Tables to the proposition.

As can be seen by inspection, in each case, the truth values in the appropriate columns match for all boolean interpretations.

$\begin{array}{|c|ccc||c|} \hline p & p & \land & \top & \top \\ \hline \F & \F & \F & \T & \T \\ \T & \T & \T & \T & \T \\ \hline \end{array}$

$\blacksquare$


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