[Haskell-cafe] Proof question -- (==) over Bool
R J
rj248842 at hotmail.com
Fri May 21 20:15:07 EDT 2010
I'm trying to prove that (==) is reflexive, symmetric, and transitive over the Bools, given this definition:
(==) :: Bool -> Bool -> Boolx == y = (x && y) || (not x && not y)
My question is: are the proofs below for reflexivity and symmetricity rigorous, and what is the proof of transitivity, which eludes me? Thanks. Theorem (reflexivity): For all x `elem` Bool, x == x.
Proof:
x == x = {definition of "=="} (x && x) || (not x && not x) = {logic (law of the excluded middle)} True
Theorem (symmetricity): For all x, y `elem` Bool, if x == y, then y == x.
Proof:
x == y = {definition of "=="} (x && y) || (not x && not y) = {lemma: "(&&)" is commutative} (y && x) || (not x && not y) = {lemma: "(&&)" is commutative} (y && x) || (not y && not x) = {definition of "=="} y == x
Theorem (transitivity): For all x, y, z `elem` Bool, if x == y, and y == z,then x == z.
Proof: ?
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