2.2: Conditional Statements
Definitions:
conditional statement- a statement that can be written in the form “if p, then q.”
hypothesis- this is the part p of a conditional statement following the word if.
conclusion- this is the part q of a conditional statement following the word then.
converse- the statement formed by exchanging the hypothesis and conclusion.
inverse- the statement formed by negating the hypothesis and the conclusion.
contra-positive- the statement formed by both exchanging and negating the hypothesis and conclusion.
Examples:
Definitions:
conditional statement- a statement that can be written in the form “if p, then q.”
hypothesis- this is the part p of a conditional statement following the word if.
conclusion- this is the part q of a conditional statement following the word then.
converse- the statement formed by exchanging the hypothesis and conclusion.
inverse- the statement formed by negating the hypothesis and the conclusion.
contra-positive- the statement formed by both exchanging and negating the hypothesis and conclusion.
Examples: