Conditionals

If a student wants to go to university, then the student must study hard and write a good application. Zach wants to go to Caltech.

• Zach must study hard and write a good application.

• No Conclusion can be made.

• Zach will not study but will write a good application.

• Zach got accepted to Caltech.

If two lines do not intersect then they are coplanar and parallel, or skew. Lines AB and CD do not intersect.

• Lines AB and CD are parallel and not coplanar.

• Lines AB and CD are parallel and coplanar or they are skew.

• Lines AB and CD are skew.

• No Conclusion can be made.

If an angle is 40⁰, then it is acute.
∠A is 40⁰.
Using the Law of Detachment, what is the logical statement to conclude?

• ∠A is complementary to ∠B
• ∠A is acute.
• ∠A is obtuse.
• ∠A is 40⁰

Use the Law of Detachment to draw a conclusion from the two given statements. If not possible, write not possible.

Statement 1: If I study for one hour each day, then I will score well on the exam

Statement 2: I will study from 6pm to 7pm tonite.

• I study for several hours each day.

• I will do well on the exam

• If I do well on the exam, I studied for hours.

• not possible

Draw a conclusion from the statement.
If Jack goes to school, then it is Monday.
Jack doesn't go to school.

• Jack skipped school.
• It isn't Monday.
• It's Saturday.
• Invalid

Use the Law of Detachment to draw a conclusion from the two given statements. If not possible, write not possible.
Statement 1: If I study for one hour each day, then I will score well on the exam
Statement 2: I will score well on the exam

•  I study for 1 hour each day.
• I do not study for 1 hour each day
• If I do well on the exam, I studied for 1 hour each day.
• not possible

Which law of logic is this?

If I clean the bathroom, then I don't have to do the dishes.

I cleaned the bathroom.

Therefore, I don't have to do the dishes.

• Law of Detachment

• Law of Syllogism

• Law of Contrapositive

• None

If the sun is shining it is a beautiful day. If it is a beautiful day then we will go go hiking.

• If the sun is not shining, we will not go hiking.

• If the sun is shining then we will go hiking.

• No conclusion can be made.

• If we go hiking, then it is a beautiful day.

If the binding of the book is broken, then the student will have to pay for a new one. Michael has to pay for a new book, so he concludes the binding on his book is broken. Is he correct?

• Yes
• No

Draw a conclusion from the statement.
If Jack goes to school, then it is Monday.
Jack doesn't go to school.

• Jack skipped school.
• It isn't Monday.
• It's Saturday.
• Invalid