Math 8 If-Then (Feb 1)
Math 8 If-Then (Feb 1)
If-then
STATEMENT
OBJECTIVES:
-determine whether true or false the
given conditional statement.
-provide a counterexamples to
justify the false conditional.
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CONDITIONAL STATEMENT
-sentences that express conditions and
may be written in “If-then” form.
TRUE or FALSE
Counterexamples
-it used to justify that a given
conditional is false.
-it could be a figure, an
explanation, or a situation.
SPLIT TEST
If an angle is obtuse, then it’s
FALSE
measurement is exactly 180°.
hypothesis
TRUE : an angle is
obtuse
conclusion : it’s measurement
FALSE
is exactly 180°.
COUNTEREXAMPLES
Obtuse angle
measures
between 90
and 180°
If the number is odd, then it’s
F A L S E
also a prime number.
hypothesis
TRUE: the number is
odd.
conclusion : it’s also a prime
FALSE
number.
COUNTEREXAMPLES
1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29,…