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PRACTICE EXERCISES: Conditionals

This document provides practice exercises on conditionals and truth tables. It includes rewriting sentences as "if...then..." statements, determining the truth value of compound statements, and representing compound statements symbolically using logical connectives and truth tables. The exercises cover concepts like conditionals, truth values, logical operators, and representing statements in symbolic logical form.

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PRACTICE EXERCISES: Conditionals

This document provides practice exercises on conditionals and truth tables. It includes rewriting sentences as "if...then..." statements, determining the truth value of compound statements, and representing compound statements symbolically using logical connectives and truth tables. The exercises cover concepts like conditionals, truth values, logical operators, and representing statements in symbolic logical form.

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PRACTICE EXERCISES: Conditionals

A. Without changing the meaning, rewrite each of the following sentences as a conditional statement in the
“If…then…” form.

1. A matrix is invertible provided


that its determinant is not zero.

2. For a function to be continuous,


it is sufficient that it is
differentiable.
3. For a function to be integrable,
it is necessary that is
continuous.
4. A function is rational if it is a
polynomial.

5. A series converges whenever it


converges absolutely.

6. A geometric series with ratio r


converges if |r| < 1.

7. The discriminant is negative


only if the quadratic equation
has no real solution.
8. You fail only if you stop
writing. (Ray Bradbury.)

9. People will generally accept


facts as truth only if the facts
agree with what they already
believe. (Andy Rooney)
10. Whenever people agree with
me I feel I must be wrong.
(Oscar Wilde)

B. Write the following as “If…then…” statement.

1. Every figure that is a square is a


rectangle.
2. Polygons with exactly three
sides are triangles.
3. Every circle is a closed figure.

4. Two right angles are congruent.

5. The sum of the measures of the


angles of a triangle is 180O.
C. Determine the truth value of the following statements.

1. If 2 is an odd number then 10 is a composite number.

2. If 10 is a composite number then 2 is an odd number.

3. If a circle has no sides, then a triangle has four sides.

4. If a violin is a musical instrument then a banana is a fruit.

5. If Lea Salonga is Filipino then 20 = 0.

D. As mentioned in a previous exercise, compound statements can be composed of more than 2 simple
statements. In addition, it can consist of various connectives. Grouping symbols like the parenthesis or
square brackets can be used to organize the statements in symbolic form. For instance, consider the
following simple statements.
𝑝: 28 is a multiple of 7.
𝑞: 7 is an even number.
𝑟: Storm in an Avenger.
𝑠: Thor is the god of thunder.
Then the compound statement, “If 28 is a multiple of 7 and 7 is an even number, then Storm is not an
Avenger or Thor is the god of thunder” can be symbolically represented by (𝑝 ∧ 𝑞) ⟶ (∼ 𝑟 ∨ 𝑠). Now if
we assume that 𝑝 and 𝑠 are TRUE, while 𝑞 and 𝑟 are FALSE, then our compound statement is TRUE since
our antecedent is already false.
Complete the table below using the same statements above with their given truth value assumptions.
Symbolic form Statement Truth value

If Thor is the god of thunder, then Storm is not an Avenger; or 28 is a


multiple or 7 but 7 is not even.

(𝑝 ⟶ ∼ 𝑟) ∨ 𝑠

Storm is not an Avenger and 7 is not an even number, if Thor is a god


of thunder.

𝑠 ⟶ (𝑟 ∧∼ 𝑞)

If 7 is not an even number, then Thor is the god of thunder; but 28 is


not a multiple of 7.

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