Conditional Conditional StatementsStatements

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Methods of Reasoning p 136

 Inductive reasoning(use specific examples to make a

general rule)

 Deductive reasoning(apply a general rule to specific examples)

Copy into notes (somewhere)

Examples

My daddy  has curly hair, my brother has curly hair, therefore everyone I am related to has curly hair.

All even numbers are divisible by 228 is even, therefore 28 is divisible by 2

Inductive reasoning (use specific examples to make a general rule

Deductive reasoning (Apply a general rule to specific examples)

TRY SOME ON YOUR OWN!

See Page 140

 Inductive reasoning(use specific examples to make a

general rule)

 Deductive reasoning(apply a general rule to specific examples)

BOOK QUESTION p .141 Dontrell takes detailed notes in history class and math

class. His classmate Trang will miss biology class tomorrow to attend a field trip. Trang’s biology teacher asks him if he knows someone who always takes detailed notes. Trang tells his biology teacher that Dontrell takes detailed notes. Trang’s biology teacher suggests that Trang should borrow Dontrell’s notes because he concludes that Dontrell’s notes will be detailed.

What conclusion did Trang make? What information supports this conclusion?

What type of reasoning did Trang use? Explain your reasoning. What conclusion did the biology teacher make? What information

supports this conclusion? What type of reasoning did the biology teacher use? Explain your

reasoning.? Will Trang’s conclusion always be true? Will the biology

teacher’s conclusion always be true? Explain your reasoning.

Next, p. 143 “Why is this false?”

Conditional StatementConditional Statement

A logical statement with 2 parts2 parts are called the hypothesis &

conclusionWill be written in “if-then” form; such as,

“If I can dream it, then I can make it happen.”

Conditional Statement Conditional Statement p.12 notesp.12 notes

Hypothesis is the part after the word “If”Conclusion is the part after the word “then”

Ex: Underline the hypothesis & circle the conclusion.

If you are a brunette, then you have brown hair.

hypothesis conclusion

Ex: Rewrite the statement in “if-then” form

1. Vertical angles are congruent.

If there are 2 vertical angles, then they are congruent.

or

If 2 angles are vertical, then they are congruent.

Counterexamples

Counterexample: A statement that proves that a statement is false.

If you are rich, then you will be happy.Counterexample: Many rich people are

in therapy or have major problems.

p.148

Discuss

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Simple Sentences p: The year is 2001. q: It is September.

Compound Sentence : conjunction means ”and”

p Λ q : The year is 2001, and it is September.

For a conjunction to equal true: All statements must be true.

q Λ p

~p Λ q

~p Λ ~q

It is September, and the year is 2001.True False

The year is not 2001 and it is SeptemberTrue True

The year is not 2001 and it is not September.True False

Simple Sentences p: The sum of 6 and 3 is 12. q: The difference in 10x and 2x is 8x. Compound Sentence disjunction means “or” p ν q : The sum of 6 and 3 is 12, or the difference in 10x and 2x is 8x.

For a disjunction to be true: At least one true statement

q V p

~p V q

~p V ~q

The difference in 10x and 2x is 8x or the sum of 6 and 3 is 12.

TRUE FALSE

The sum of 6 and 3 is not 12 or the difference in 10x and 2x is 8x.TRUE TRUE

The sum of 6 and 3 is not 12 or the difference of 10x and 2x is not 8x.True FALSE

Try these: Find the Truth Value

p: Today is Saturday. q: It is daytime.

p q

p q

~p q

p ~ q

~ (q p)

p → ~ q

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Find the truth value of each conjunction or disjunction.

p= Vertical angles are congruent.

q= Straight angles measure 90º .

r= This is the month of June.

s= Acute Angles are less than 90º .

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