Conditional Statements

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What does the symbol ∨ mean?

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or

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What is the hypothesis in the conditional statement: 'If Sally falls off the swing, she goes to the park.'?

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Sally goes to the park.

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What does the term 'Inverse Statement' refer to?

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An Inverse Statement is formed by negating both the hypothesis and the conclusion of a conditional statement.

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Translate the symbolic form ~ q ^ p into written form, where p = 'Daniel is angry' and q = 'Daniel is not having fun'.

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Daniel is having fun and Daniel is angry.

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What is a Conditional Statement?

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A Conditional Statement is an if-then statement that expresses a relationship between two propositions.

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What does the symbol ^ represent in logic?

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and

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What is the Converse of a conditional statement?

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The Converse of a conditional statement is formed by switching the hypothesis and conclusion.

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What does the symbol ~ represent in logic?

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not

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What is the Contrapositive of a conditional statement?

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The Contrapositive is formed by negating both the hypothesis and conclusion and switching them.

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What is the difference between a hypothesis and a conclusion in a conditional statement?

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The hypothesis is the 'if' part, and the conclusion is the 'then' part.