The image shows a mathematical problem involving logical propositions with quantifiers, where you are asked to determine the truth values of several propositions based on the given predicate function $P(x, y) : x \to y$, where $x \to y$ stands for the logical implication $"x \implies y"$.

The propositions are:

1. $P_1: \forall x \in \mathbb{R} (\forall y \in \mathbb{R} \ P(x, y))$
2. $P_2: \forall x \in \mathbb{R} (\exists y \in \mathbb{R} \ P(x, y))$
3. $P_3: \exists x \in \mathbb{R} (\forall y \in \mathbb{R} \ P(x, y))$
4. $P_4: \exists x \in \mathbb{R} (\exists y \in \mathbb{R} \ P(x, y))$

Let’s analyze these one by one:

1. $P_1: \forall x \in \mathbb{R} (\forall y \in \mathbb{R} \ P(x, y))$

This proposition states that for all real numbers $x$, for all real numbers $y$, $x \to y$ is true. The logical implication $x \to y$ is false only when $x$ is true and $y$ is false (i.e., $x = 1$ and $y = 0$). Since $y$ can take any real value, including 0, this proposition is false because there exists at least one pair $(x, y) = (1, 0)$ for which $P(x, y)$ is false.

2. $P_2: \forall x \in \mathbb{R} (\exists y \in \mathbb{R} \ P(x, y))$

This proposition states that for every real number $x$, there exists a $y$ such that $x \to y$ is true. The implication $x \to y$ is always true when $x = 0$ (because $0 \implies y$ is true for any $y$) or when $y = 1$ (since any true $y$ makes the implication true). So, for every $x$, we can find a suitable $y$ to make the implication true. Thus, this proposition is true.

3. $P_3: \exists x \in \mathbb{R} (\forall y \in \mathbb{R} \ P(x, y))$

This proposition says that there exists some $x$ such that for all $y$, $x \to y$ is true. When $x = 0$, the implication $x \to y$ is always true regardless of $y$, because $0 \implies y$ is true for any real $y$. Therefore, the proposition is true (since $x = 0$ satisfies the condition).

4. $P_4: \exists x \in \mathbb{R} (\exists y \in \mathbb{R} \ P(x, y))$

This proposition asserts that there exists some $x$ and some $y$ such that $x \to y$ is true. Since we only need one pair $x$ and $y$, and the implication is always true when $x = 0$ or $y = 1$, this proposition is true.

Conclusion of Truth Values:

• $P_1$: False
• $P_2$: True
• $P_3$: True
• $P_4$: True

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Related questions:

1. What is the formal definition of logical implication?
2. How do we determine the truth table of $x \to y$?
3. How does the presence of quantifiers (like $\forall$ and $\exists$) affect the truth value of logical statements?
4. What are the main differences between universal and existential quantifiers?
5. How do we interpret implications in real-number logic?

Tip:

In logic, implications $x \to y$ can often be tricky because they are false only when the first statement is true and the second is false. Always carefully evaluate the conditions that make an implication true or false!