Conditional Statement Math Example 3

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Example 3

easy
Identify the hypothesis and conclusion in: 'If it rains, then the ground is wet.'

Solution

  1. 1
    The hypothesis (antecedent) is: 'it rains.'
  2. 2
    The conclusion (consequent) is: 'the ground is wet.'

Answer

p:It rains.q:The ground is wet.p: \text{It rains.} \quad q: \text{The ground is wet.}
In a conditional p⇒qp \Rightarrow q, the 'if' clause is the hypothesis and the 'then' clause is the conclusion.

About Conditional Statement

A conditional P→QP \to Q is a statement meaning "if PP is true, then QQ must be true," read as "if PP then QQ."

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