Conditional Statement Math Example 1
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Example 1
easyWrite the converse, inverse, and contrapositive of: 'If a number is divisible by 6, then it is divisible by 3.'
Solution
- 1 Let : 'a number is divisible by 6' and : 'it is divisible by 3.' The original is .
- 2 Converse (): 'If a number is divisible by 3, then it is divisible by 6.' (False; e.g., 9.)
- 3 Inverse (): 'If a number is not divisible by 6, then it is not divisible by 3.' (False; e.g., 9.)
- 4 Contrapositive (): 'If a number is not divisible by 3, then it is not divisible by 6.' (True.)
Answer
A conditional is logically equivalent to its contrapositive , but not necessarily to its converse or inverse.
About Conditional Statement
A conditional is a statement meaning "if is true, then must be true," read as "if then ."
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