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I'm stuck on a homework problem for geometry and I need help on writeing an conditional. I really need help!:)

2006-09-07 11:25:05 · 2 answers · asked by Christine 1 in Education & Reference Studying Abroad

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Simple. I don't.

2006-09-08 07:55:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The most common form of a conditional statement is “if p, then q.” In this form, the hypothesis and the conclusion are easy to spot. Therefore, if a conditional is in any other form, rewrite it in the “if p, then q” form.
The importance of the truth table is to show how to demonstrate that a conditional statement is false. Consider the following example:

If a triangle is isosceles, then it is equilateral.

The hypothesis is true, but the conclusion is false. Therefore, the conditional statement is false.

The converse of a conditional can be either true or false. In the example above, the converse is “If a triangle is equilateral, then it is isosceles.” This is true.

A biconditional statement includes the phrase “if and only if.” This statement is made when both the conditional and its converse are true. Definitions can be con-sidered biconditional. They can be read forward and backward; they are reversible.

2006-09-08 23:24:48 · answer #2 · answered by peter_lobell 5 · 0 0

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