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Hi I have been trying this question for a while but I'm unable to construct a proof for the following question, these rules I have proved and these can be used in the proof any help would be much appreciated

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Using the "additional" rules (that are not part of the standard ND set of rules) we have:

  1. $(p \land q) \to r$ --- premise

  2. $\lnot [(p \to r) \lor (q \to r)]$ - assumed [a]

  3. $\lnot (p \to r) \land \lnot (q \to r)$ --- from 2) by (DM)

  4. $\lnot (p \to r)$ --- from 3)

  5. $(p \land \lnot r)$ --- from 4) by (NoI)

  6. $p$ --- from 5)

  7. $\lnot r$ --- from 5)

  8. $\lnot (q \to r)$ --- from 3)

  9. $(q \land \lnot r)$ --- from 8) by (NoI)

  10. $q$ --- from 9)

  11. $(p \land q)$ --- from 6) and 10)

  12. $r$ --- from 1) and 11)

  13. $\bot$ --- Contradiction, from 7) and 12)

  1. $(p \to r) \lor (q \to r)$ --- from 2) and 13) by Double Negation, discharging [a]