3.

4 The Conditional and

Related Statements
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected
to:
1. state the equivalent form of a conditional statement;
and
2. show the inverse, converse, and contrapositive of a
conditional statement;
Equivalent Forms of the
Conditional
Equivalent Forms of the Conditional
Every conditional statement can be stated in many
equivalent forms. It is not even necessary to state the
antecedent before the consequent.

For instance, the conditional “If I live in Luzon, then I

must live in Manila” can also be stated as

I must live in Manila, if I live in Luzon.

Equivalent Forms of the Conditional
Table 3.4.1 lists some of the various forms that may
be used to write a conditional statement.
Example – Write a Statement in an
Equivalent Form
Example 3.4.1 Write each of the following in
“If p, then q” form.
a. The number is an even number provided that it is
divisible by 2.

b. Today is Friday, only if yesterday was Thursday.

Solution.
The statement, “The number is an even number
provided that it is divisible by 2,” is in “q provided that
p” form.
The antecedent is “it is divisible by 2,” and the
consequent is “the number is an even number.”
Thus its “If p, then q” form is
If it is divisible by 2, then the number is an even
number.
 Solution.
b. The statement, “Today is Friday, only if yesterday was
Thursday,” is in “p only if q” form. The antecedent is
“today is Friday.”

The consequent is “yesterday was Thursday.” Its “If

p, then q” form is

If today is Friday, then yesterday was Thursday.

The Converse, the Inverse,
and the Contrapositive
The Converse, the Inverse, and the Contrapositive
Every conditional statement has three related statements.
They are called the converse, the inverse, and the
contrapositive.
The Converse, the Inverse, and the Contrapositive
The previous definitions show the following:
The converse of is formed by interchanging the
antecedent p with the consequent q.
The inverse of p is formed by negating the
antecedent p and negating the consequent q.
The contrapositive of is formed by negating both
the antecedent p and the consequent q and
interchanging these negated statements.
Example – Write the Converse, Inverse,
and Contrapositive of a Conditional
Example 3.4.2 Write the converse, inverse, and
contrapositive of

If I get the job, then I buy a new house.

Solution.
Converse: If I buy a new house, then I get the job.

Inverse: If I do not get the job, then I will not buy

a new house.

Contrapositive: If I did not buy a new house, then I

did not get the job.