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Say whether each of the following sentences is valid, contingent, or unsatisfiable.

a. x.(p(x)=>∃y.(p(y) & r(x,y)))  
b. x.∃y.(p(x,y) => ∀z.(p(y,z) ⇒ p(x,z)))  
c. x.(p(x,x) ⇒ ∃y.(p(x,y) ∧ p(y,x)))  
d. x.∀y.(p(x,y) ⇒ ∀z.(p(y,z) ∧ p(z,x)))  
e. (∀x.(p(x) ⇒ ∃y.q(x,y)) ∧ (∃x.∀y.(¬q(x,y) ∧ p(x)))