Proving f (f bool) = bool

Question

How can I in coq, prove that a function f that accepts a bool true|false and returns a bool true|false (shown below), when applied twi

Answer 1

Thanks for wonderful assignment! Such a lovely theorem!

This is the proof using C-zar declarative proof style for Coq. It is a much longer than imperative ones (altrough it might be such because of my too low skill).

Theorem bool_cases : forall a, a = true \/ a = false.
proof.
    let a:bool.
    per cases on a.
    suppose it is false.
        thus thesis.
    suppose it is true.
        thus thesis.
    end cases.
end proof. Qed.

Goal forall (b:bool), f (f (f b)) = f b.
proof.
    let b:bool.
    per cases on b.

    suppose it is false.
        per cases of (f false = false \/ f false = true) by bool_cases.
        suppose (f false = false).
            hence (f (f (f false)) = f false).
        suppose H:(f false = true).
            per cases of (f true = false \/ f true = true) by bool_cases.
            suppose (f true = false).
                hence (f (f (f false)) = f false) by H.
            suppose (f true = true).
                hence (f (f (f false)) = f false) by H.
            end cases.
        end cases.

    suppose it is true.
        per cases of (f true = false \/ f true = true) by bool_cases.
        suppose H:(f true = false).
            per cases of (f false = false \/ f false = true) by bool_cases.
            suppose (f false = false).
                hence (f (f (f true)) = f true) by H.
            suppose (f false = true).
                hence (f (f (f true)) = f true) by H.
            end cases.
        suppose (f true = true).
            hence (f (f (f true)) = f true).
        end cases.

end cases.
end proof. Qed.

Answer 2

Goal forall (f:bool -> bool) (b:bool), f (f (f b)) = f b.
Proof.
intros.
remember (f true) as ft.
remember (f false) as ff.
destruct ff ; destruct ft ; destruct b ; 
    try rewrite <- Heqft ; try rewrite <- Heqff ; 
    try rewrite <- Heqft ; try rewrite <- Heqff ; auto.
Qed.

Answer 3

A tad shorter proof:

Require Import Sumbool.

Goal forall (f : bool -> bool) (b:bool), f (f (f b)) = f b.
Proof.
  destruct b;                             (* case analysis on [b] *)
    destruct (sumbool_of_bool (f true));  (* case analysis on [f true] *)
    destruct (sumbool_of_bool (f false)); (* case analysis on [f false] *)
    congruence.                           (* equational reasoning *)
Qed.

Answer 4

In SSReflect:

Require Import ssreflect.

Goal forall (f:bool -> bool) (b:bool), f (f (f b)) = f b.
Proof.
move=> f.
by case et:(f true); case ef:(f false); case; rewrite ?et ?ef // !et ?ef.
Qed.