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MODULE 2 – Speaking Mathematically

Module 2.1 – Writing Sentences using Variables

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In analyzing mathematical sentences such as those of worded
problems, we make use of variables as placeholders to the missing
values. The advantage of using variables is that it allows you to give
temporary name to what you are seeking so that you can perform
concrete computations with it to help discover its possible values.

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1. The sum of two numbers is 15 and their difference is 6.

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2. Given any real number, its square is nonnegative.

We can rewrite this as:

Given any real number r, r2 is nonnegative.
For any real number r, r2 ≥0.
For all real numbers r, r2 ≥0.

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3. The sum of the squares of two numbers is equal to the square of
their sum.
Mathematically:

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Module 2.2 – Mathematical Statements

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- says that certain property is true for all elements in a set.

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All positive numbers are greater than zero.

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– says that if one thing is true then some other thing also has to be
true.

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If 378 is divisible by 18, then 378 is divisible by 6.

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– given a property that may or may not be true, this statement says
that there is at least one thing for which the property is true.

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There is a prime number that is even.

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- a universal conditional statement contains some variation of the

words “for all” and a conditional statement contains version of the
words “if-then”. A universal conditional statement is a statement that
is both universal and conditional.
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• For all animals x, if x is a dog, then x is a
mammal.
• For all polygons P, if P has three sides, then P is a triangle.

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- a universal existential statement is a statement that is universal

because its first part says that a certain property is true for all objects
of a given type, and it is existential because its second part asserts the
existence of something.
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• Every real number has an additive inverse
• All real numbers have additive inverse.
• For all real numbers r, there is an additive inverse for r.
• For all real numbers r, there is a real numbers such that s is an additive inverse for r.

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Mathematically

Don Honorio Ventura State University MMW 113 – Mathematics in the Modern World Engr. Oliver John Y. Alajas