Practice - Key Properties of Resolution
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Practice Questions
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Define the resolution rule in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about how we can combine two statements.
What does the empty clause represent?
💡 Hint: Consider what contradiction means in logic.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does the resolution rule allow us to do?
💡 Hint: Focus on the main function of the resolution rule.
If a set of clauses leads to the empty clause, what does it signify?
💡 Hint: Think about what an empty result implies.
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Challenge Problems
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Given clauses C1: (P ∨ Q) and C2: (¬P ∨ R), resolve these and provide the correct resolvent. Then explain why the notion of truth matters in determining the validity of the argument.
💡 Hint: Look closely at the common literals before resolving.
Construct a set of clauses that would lead to the empty clause. Then analyze what this implies regarding the arguments established.
💡 Hint: Think about how contradictions function in logic.
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