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TheBigBadBen
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Consider the following sequence of statements:
$$
S_1: \text{at least 1 of the statements }S_1-S_n \text{ is false}\\
S_2: \text{at least 2 of the statements }S_1-S_n \text{ are false}\\
\vdots \\
S_n: \text{at least } n \text{ of the statements }S_1-S_n \text{ are false}
$$
Where $n$ is some integer.
Question: for which $n$ are these statements self-consistent? In those cases: what is the truth value of each statement?
I got this off of a blog I tend to frequent. I will wait before posting the solution this time.
EDIT:
Changed the question; I had written the statements wrong
$$
S_1: \text{at least 1 of the statements }S_1-S_n \text{ is false}\\
S_2: \text{at least 2 of the statements }S_1-S_n \text{ are false}\\
\vdots \\
S_n: \text{at least } n \text{ of the statements }S_1-S_n \text{ are false}
$$
Where $n$ is some integer.
Question: for which $n$ are these statements self-consistent? In those cases: what is the truth value of each statement?
I got this off of a blog I tend to frequent. I will wait before posting the solution this time.
EDIT:
Changed the question; I had written the statements wrong
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