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    This document discusses different equivalent forms that conditional statements can take. It defines the converse, inverse, and contrapositive of conditional statements and provides examples of how to write a conditional statement in different equivalent forms, including its converse, inverse, and contrapositive. Key terms discussed include the antecedent, consequent, and how to write a conditional statement in "If p, then q" form.

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    Equivalent Forms of the Conditional The consequent is “yesterday was Thursday.

    ” Its
    “If p, then q” form is
    Every conditional statement can be stated in
    If today is Friday, then yesterday was Thursday.
    many equivalent forms. It is not even necessary
    to state the antecedent before the consequent The Converse, the Inverse, and the
    Contrapositive
    For instance, the conditional “If I live in Luzon,
    then I must live in Manila” can also be stated as Every conditional statement has three related
    I must live in Manila, if I live in Luzon. statements. They are called the converse, the
    inverse, and the contrapositive.
    Table 3.4.1 lists some of the various forms that
    may be used to write a conditional statement.

    The previous definitions show the following:

     The converse of 𝑝 → 𝑞 is formed by


    interchanging the antecedent p with the
    consequent q.
     The inverse of p 𝑝 → 𝑞 is formed by
    negating the antecedent p and negating
    Example 3.4.1 Write each of the following in “If
    the consequent q.
    p, then q” form.
     The contrapositive of 𝑝 → 𝑞 is formed
    a) The number is an even number by negating both the antecedent p and
    provided that it is divisible by 2. the consequent q and interchanging
    b) Today is Friday, only if yesterday was these negated statements.
    Thursday.
    Example 3.4.2 Write the converse, inverse, and
    Solution. contrapositive of

    The statement, “The number is an even number If I get the job, then I buy a new house.
    provided that it is divisible by 2,” is in “q
    Solution.
    provided that p” form. The antecedent is “it is
    divisible by 2,” and the consequent is “the Converse: If I buy a new house, then I get the
    number is an even number.” job.
    Thus its “If p, then q” form is If it is divisible by Inverse: If I do not get the job, then I will not
    2, then the number is an even number. buy a new house.
    Solution. Contrapositive: If I did not buy a new house,
    then I did not get the job.
    b. The statement, “Today is Friday, only if
    yesterday was Thursday,” is in “p only if q” form.
    The antecedent is “today is Friday.”

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