WRITING PROOFS

Objectives:
Identify
the hypothesis and conclusion of if
and then statements and other types of
statements.
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Conditional Statements
- it is the statements that is written
in “if – then”. One part begins in if
and the other part begins in then.
The part following the word “if” is
called the “hypothesis”, and the
part following the “then” is called
“conclusions”
Examples: Identify the hypothesis and conclusion
in the ff. statements:
1.If the two point lie in a plane, then the line
containing them lies in the plane.
2.If 2(x + 5) = 12, then x = 1.
3.If the dress is so beautiful, then it is so
expensive.
4.If you’re good in Mathematics, then you’re
also good in English.
5.If the figure has 4 vertices, then it is
quadrilateral.
Examples: Rewrite the ff. statements
into if-and then form.
1. A triangle is a polygon.
2. A group named EXO is a talented
group.
3. A circle has no sides.
4. 4x – 6x = 12 implies x = -6.
5. A lion is a dangerous animal.
The Converse, Inverse
and Contrapositive of
a Conditional
Statements
Consider the statement:
“If p, then q”
Rewrite the statement into
1. Inverse
2. Converse
3. Contrapositive Statement
Inverse
- To write the inverse of the
conditional statement,
simply negative both the
hypothesis and the
conclusion.
Converse
- To write the converse of
the conditional statement,
simply interchange the
hypothesis and the
conclusion.
Contrapositive
- To write the contrapositive
of the conditional
statement, simply negative
both the hypothesis and the
conclusion.
Examples: Rewrite the following into
Inverse, Converse and Contrapositive
statements.
1. If the figure is a quadrilateral, then
it is a polygon.
2. If a two angles measures 90°, then
they are complementary angles.
3. 2 is a prime number.
4. A circle is not a polygon.
Observe the Conditional
statement:
1. If a polygon is a convex,
then the lines containing
the sides of the polygon do
not contain points in its
BICONDITIONAL STATEMENT
- If the conditional statement and
its converse are both true, then
they can be joined together into a
single statement called
bisconditional statement. This can
be done using the words “if and
only if” of “iff” (abbreviated).
Examples: Write the biconditional
statement for the following
statements:
1.If a + 7 = 12, then a = 5.
2.If a triangle has at least two
congruent sides, then it is an
isosceles triangle.
3.If the number is odd, then it is a
Another examples:
1.If an angle is obtuse, then its measure is
greater than 90 but less than 180.
2.A prism has rectangular bases that are
congruent and parallel.
3.If x = 5, then 4x – 2 = 18.
4.If the segment is a median of a triangle, then
its endpoint are a vertex and the midpoint of
the opposite side.
5.If it is June 12 in the Philippines, then it is
Independence Day.
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