Non-Equivalence as Conjunction of Disjunction with Disjunction of Negations/Proof by Truth Table
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Theorem
- $\neg \paren {p \iff q} \dashv \vdash \paren {p \lor q} \land \paren {\neg p \lor \neg q}$
Proof
We apply the Method of Truth Tables.
As can be seen by inspection, the truth values under the main connectives match for all boolean interpretations.
$\begin{array}{|cccc||ccccccccc|} \hline
\neg & (p & \iff & q) & (p & \lor & q) & \land & (\neg & p & \lor & \neg & q) \\
\hline
\F & \F & \T & \F & \F & \F & \F & \F & \T & \F & \T & \T & \F \\
\T & \F & \F & \T & \F & \T & \T & \T & \T & \F & \T & \F & \T \\
\T & \T & \F & \F & \T & \T & \F & \T & \F & \T & \T & \T & \F \\
\F & \T & \T & \T & \T & \T & \T & \F & \F & \T & \F & \F & \T \\
\hline
\end{array}$
$\blacksquare$