Conditional Statements and Equivalence

Question 1

Which statement represents a true conclusion, based on the Venn diagram?

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Some numbers that are multiples of three are also even numbers.

Question 2

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The logical statement represents the inverse of the conditional statement “If you are human, then you were born on Earth.”: If you are not human, then you were not born on Earth.; Which statement is the converse?: If you were born on Earth, then you are human.; Are the converse and the inverse true statements? Explain.: No, because there are nonhuman creatures on Earth.

Question 3

If you were not born on Earth, then you are not human.If you were born on Earth, then you are human.If you are human, then you were not born on Earth.If you were born on Earth, then you are not human.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

If you were born on Earth, then you are human.

Question 4

Yes, because all humans were born on Earth.Yes, because there are nonhuman creatures on Earth.No, because all humans were born on Earth.No, because there are nonhuman creatures on Earth.

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No, because there are nonhuman creatures on Earth.

Question 5

Given the statement "If Jack’s pet is a pig, then Jack’s pet cannot fly,” which statement represents the converse?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

q → p, where p = Jack’s pet is a pig and q = Jack’s pet cannot fly

Question 6

Given:p: student achieves 90 percent on the geometry final.q: student will receive a passing grade in geometry class.Which statement is logically equivalent to q → p?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

If a student did not achieve 90 percent on the geometry final, then the student did not pass geometry class.

Question 7

Which is the contrapositive of p → q?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

If 4x + 12 ≠ –4, then 3x + 7 ≠ −5.

Question 8

Given the conditional statement: p → ~q Choose the logically equivalent statement.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

q → ~p

Question 9

If you are not human, then you were not born on Earth.If you are human, then you were born on Earth.If you were not born on Earth, then you are not human.If you were born on Earth, then you are not human.

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If you are not human, then you were not born on Earth.; The logical statement represents the inverse of the conditional statement “If you are human, then you were born on Earth.”: If you are not human, then you were not born on Earth.; Which statement is the converse?: If you were born on Earth, then you are human.; Are the converse and the inverse true statements? Explain.: No, because there are nonhuman creatures on Earth.

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