Assignment 3 2025
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Due Date: 2025
QUESTION 1
In which world is the formula ◊p ∧ □q true?
To evaluate ◊p ∧ □q, we must:
Have at least one accessible world where p is true (◊p), and
In all accessible worlds, q must be true (□q)
From the model (text-based info):
In x₁: p is true in some accessible world(s) (say x₂ or x₃), and q is always true.
In x₃: we must check if both p is possibly true and q is necessarily true.
Answer: Option 4 – World x₁ and x₃
✔ x₁ satisfies ◊p and □q
✔ x₃ satisfies ◊p (if x₄ accessible and has p) and □q (if all accessible worlds have q)
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QUESTION 1
In which world is the formula ◊p ∧ □q true?
To evaluate ◊p ∧ □q, we must:
Have at least one accessible world where p is true (◊p), and
In all accessible worlds, q must be true (□q)
From the model (text-based info):
In x₁: p is true in some accessible world(s) (say x₂ or x₃), and q is always true.
In x₃: we must check if both p is possibly true and q is necessarily true.
Answer: Option 4 – World x₁ and x₃
✔ x₁ satisfies ◊p and □q
✔ x₃ satisfies ◊p (if x₄ accessible and has p) and □q (if all accessible worlds have q)
QUESTION 2
Which does NOT hold?
Let’s test each:
Option 1: x₁ ⊨ ◊◊p → true if a path to a path with p exists.
Option 2: x₂ ⊨ □p → false if any accessible world does not satisfy p.
Option 3: x₃ ⊨ □p ∧ □q → check if both p and q are true in all accessible
worlds.
Option 4: x₄ ⊨ □□p → likely true if p holds in all nested accessible worlds.
Answer: Option 2 – x₂ ⊨ □p
✘ This fails if not all accessible worlds from x₂ have p true
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