Geometry Chapter 2 © 2004 Charlean Mullikin All rights reserved (mull243@bellsouth.net)
Conditionals A conditional is a statement that can be written in the If – Then form. If the team wins the semi-final, then they will play in the championship.
Conditionals The “If” part is called the Hypothesis. If the team wins the semi-final, then they will play in the championship. The “Then” part is called the Conclusion.
Hypothesis Conclusion Conditionals Hypothesis Conclusion p q When If Then All verbs Then Subject adjectives are... If
Practice Write each statement in the if-then form: 1. The lights go out when lightning strikes the power lines. 1. If lightning strikes the power lines, then the lights will go out . 2. All squirrels are mammals. 2. If an animal is a squirrel, then it is a mammal. 3.Cheerleaders can do stunts. 3. If you are a cheerleader, then you can do stunts. 4. Complementary angles have a sum of 90. 4. If two angles are complementary angles, then they have a sum of 90. 5. The product of two odd integers is odd. 5. If two integers are odd, then their product is odd.
If Hypothesis Then Conclusion Conditionals Conditional If Hypothesis Then Conclusion p q Converse If Then Hypothesis Conclusion Conclusion Hypothesis q p
Conditionals p q If the team wins the semi-final, then they will play in the championship. q p Converse If the team plays in the championship, then they won the semi-final. If they will play in the championship, then the team wins the semi-final.
Conditionals p q q p ~ p ~ q ~ q ~ p Conditional Converse Inverse If the team wins the semi-final, then they will play in the championship. p q Converse If the team plays in the championship, then they won the semi-final. q p Inverse If the team does not win the semi-final, then they will not play in the championship. ~ p ~ q Contrapositive If the team does not play in the championship, then they did not win the semi-final. ~ q ~ p
True False it could be a lion False it could be a lion True All tigers are cats. Conditional If an animal is a tiger, then it is a cat. True p q False Converse If an animal is a cat, then it is a tiger. it could be a lion q p False Inverse If an animal is not a tiger, then it is not a cat. it could be a lion ~ p ~ q Contrapositive If an animal is not a cat, then it is not a tiger. True ~ q ~ p
Biconditionals True True p q q p p q Conditional If an angle is acute, then it has a measure less than 90. p q Converse If an angle has a measure less than 90, then it is an acute angle. True q p If both the conditional and its Converse are true, then it can Be written as a biconditional. Biconditional p q “if and only if” An angle is acute if and only if It has a measure less than 90.
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Notice how the original Conditional has been Law of Detachment (1) p q Notice how the original Conditional has been Broken apart into two pieces. (Detached) (2) p (3) q
Law of Detachment p q If you pass the driving test, then you will get your license. p Brian passed his driving test. q Brian got his license.
(1) p q (2) q r (3) p r Law of Syllogism Notice how all three statements are conditionals with three basic ideas. The repeating part cancels out to give the conclusion. Law of Syllogism (1) p q (2) q r (3) p r
Law of Syllogism p q q r p r If you pass the driving test, then you will get your license. q r If you get your license, then you can drive to school. p r If you pass the driving test, then you can drive to school.
If Marita gets a speeding ticket, then she will have to pay a fine. Law of Syllogism p q If Marita oveys the speed limit, then she will not get a speeding ticket. Not q r If Marita gets a speeding ticket, then she will have to pay a fine. No Conclusion
If a quadrilateral is a rectangle, then the diagonals are congruent. Law of Syllogism p q If a quadrilateral is a rectangle, then the measure of each angle is 90. q r If the measure of each angle of a quadrilateral is 90, then the diagonals are congruent. p r If a quadrilateral is a rectangle, then the diagonals are congruent.
Law of Syllogism p q p r No Conclusion If I lose my textbook, then I will fail my test. p r If I lose my textbook, then my grades will go down. No Conclusion
If it is not a conditional and not a p statement, Then there is Working the Laws If it is not a conditional and not a p statement, Then there is NO CONCLUSION! Identify the p and q If no, is it a p? Then check for Detachment. If yes, check for syllogism. Is 2nd statement another conditional ?
p q p q r q p r q Working the Laws No conclusion Law of Detachment Law of Syllogism