Contitionals
Contitionals
Contitionals
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Conditional Statement
A conditional statement has two parts, a hypothesis
and a conclusion.
When conditional statements are written in if-then
form, the part after the “if” is the hypothesis, and the
part after the “then” is the conclusion.
p → q
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Example 1: State the hypothesis and conclusion.
If you are 13 years old, then you are a teenager.
Hypothesis:
You are 13 years old
Conclusion:
You are a teenager
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Example 1: Rewrite in the if-then form
All mammals breathe oxygen
If an animal is a mammal, then it breathes oxygen.
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Negation
The negative of the statement
Example: Write the negative of the statement
A is acute
A is not acute
~p represents “not p” or the negation of p
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Converse, Inverse and Contrapositive
Converse
The converse of a conditional is formed by switching the
hypothesis and the conclusion.
The converse of p → q is q → p
Inverse
Negate the hypothesis and the conclusion
The inverse of p → q, is ~p → ~q
Contrapositive
Negate the hypothesis and the conclusion of the converse
The contrapositive of p → q, is ~q → ~p.
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Example
Write the (a) inverse, (b) converse, and (c)
contrapositive of the statement.
If two angles are vertical, then the angles are congruent.
(a) Inverse: If 2 angles are not vertical, then they are
not congruent.
(b) Converse: If 2 angles are congruent, then they are
vertical.
(c) Contrapositive: If 2 angles are not congruent,
then they are not vertical.
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Conditional Statement Converse
Inverse Contrapositive
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