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Geometry
Quiz, Sections 2.3, 2.4

For questions 1 - 3, consider the statements given, and tell whether or not the Law of
Detachment can be applied to draw a conclusion. If it can be applied, write the conclusion; if it
cannot be applied, explain why.

1. If Liam doesn’t buy his mother flowers for Mother’s Day, then he is a bad son.
Liam is a bad son.

2. If the probability of an event occurring is over 95%, then it is very likely to occur.
The probability of the sun rising tomorrow is 99.9%.

3. If an animal is a cat, then is is a mammal.

Bucky is a dog.
For questions 4 - 6, consider the statements given, and tell whether or not the Law of Syllogism
can be applied to draw a conclusion. If it can be applied, write the conclusion; if it cannot be
applied, explain why.

4. If I get a pet, then it would definitely not be a dog.

If I have a dog as a pet, then my kids would be quite happy.

5. If there are chicken fingers for lunch, then I will be sleepy in the afternoon.
If there is no coffee at lunch, then I will be sleepy

6. If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
then yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it.
If you practice meditation every day, then you can always keep your head when all about
you are losing theirs.
 7. Consider the following diagram:

Given that m / CAB = 137° , solve for . Write a justification for each step.
8. Justify each step with a property.

a. If , then

b.

c.

d. If and ,

then

e. If then .