Conditional Statements
Conditional Statements
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- determines the relationship between the hypothesis and the conclusion of an
if-then statement
- transforms a statement into an equivalent if-then statement
- determines the inverse, converse, and contrapositive of an if-then statement
- illustrates the equivalences of the statement and its contrapositive, and the
converse and inverse of a statement
CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Example #1:
State the hypothesis and conclusion of this conditional.
If it is sunny tomorrow, then we will go swimming.
If you drink cold water, then you will be refreshed.
If you think you are great, then you will be great.
CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Example #2:
Write a conditional statement from the given information.
Hypothesis: You are kind, cheerful, and outgoing.
Conclusion: You will have more friends.
Statement: If you are a native Kapampangan, then you are born in Pampanga.
Converse: If you are born in Pampanga, then you are a native Kapampangan.
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When the conditional and its converse are both true, the two statements
can be combined to form a biconditional statement by using the phrase
if and only if.
Statement: If you are a native Kapampangan, then you are born in Pampanga.
Inverse: If you are not a native Kapampangan, then you are not born in Pampanga
Statement: If you have a good heart, then you are a good man.
Contrapositive: If you are not a good man, then you do not have a good heart.