Inverses, converses, and contrapositives

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Intros
Lessons
  1. The inverse, converse, and contrapositive Overview:
  2. Inverse Statements
  3. Converse Statements
  4. Contrapositive Statements
  5. Logical equivalents
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Examples
Lessons
  1. Finding the inverse, converse and contrapositive
    Given the statements, write the inverse, converse, and contrapositive:
    1. Two intersecting lines create an angle.
    2. If today is Monday, then Kevin will play soccer.
    3. If 1+2=31+2=3, then 12+22=321^2+2^2=3^2.
    4. If the polygon is a triangle, then it has 3 sides.
  2. For each statement, write the inverse, converse, and contrapositive in symbolic form:
    1. rsr \to s
    2. pp toto ~qq
    3. ~mm \to nn
    4. ~uu \to ~vv
  3. Truth value of inverse, converse and contrapositive
    Write the converse, and find the truth value of the converse:
    1. If x+7=13x+7=13, then x=6x=6.
    2. If 33 is odd, then 3+13+1 is even.
    3. If 22 is an integer, then 22 is a whole number.
  4. Assume that the conditional statement is true. Write the inverse and state whether the inverse is always true, sometimes true, or never true:
    1. pqp \to q
    2. q topq\ to p
    3. ~qq \to ~pp
    4. pp \to ~qq
  5. Logical Equivalents

    Find the truth value of the following conditionals. Then write the contrapositive and find the truth value of the contrapositive. Are the truth values the same?

    1. If (2+3)×4=20, then 2+3=52+3=5.
    2. If 44 is even, then 4+24+2 is even.
    3. If 33 is an integer, then 33 is not a whole number.
  6. Finding truth values of original statements

    Find possible truth values for pp and qq where:

    1. pqp \to q and ~qq \to ~pp is both false?
    2. pp \to qq and qq \to pp is both true?
    3. pqp \to q and qpq \to p is both false?
    4. qpq \to p and ~qq \to ~pp is both true?
Topic Notes
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Let pp be the hypothesis and qq be the conclusion. Then:

An inverse statement is formed by negating both the hypothesis and conclusion of the conditional. In symbolic form it would be:

~pp \to ~qq

A converse statement is formed by switching the hypothesis and the conclusion of the conditional. In symbolic form it would be:

q pq\ \to p

A contrapositive statement is formed by negating both the hypothesis and conclusion, AND switching them. In symbolic form it would be:

~qq \to ~pp

Statements which always have the same truth values are logical equivalents.
Conditionals and contrapositives are logical equivalents, and inverses and converses are logical equivalents.