CONVERSE, INVERSE

and CONTRAPOSITIVE
of IF-THEN
STATEMENTS
Tell something about triangles. . .
A triangle has three sides.

A triangle is a polygon.

A triangle has three interior

angles.
A triangle is a polygon.

If-then Statement:
If a shape is a triangle, then it is
a polygon.
At the end of the lesson you should be
able to:
•Formulate the converse, inverse
and contrapositive of an if-then
statement.
STATEMENT A triangle is a polygon.

IF-THEN If a shape is a triangle, then

STATEMENT it is a polygon.
If a shape is a polygon, then
CONVERSE
it is a triangle.
If a shape is not a triangle,
INVERSE
then it is not a polygon.
If a shape is not a polygon,
CONTRAPOSITIVE
then it is not a triangle.
Denote:
If a shape is a triangle as p; and
Then it is a polygon as q.
IF-THEN
If p, then q.
STATEMENT

CONVERSE If q, then p.

INVERSE If not p, then not q.

CONTRAPOSITIVE If not q, then not p.

TRY THIS! Fill up the table below.
An even number is divisible by
STATEMENT two.
IF-THEN If a number is even, then it is
STATEMENT divisible by two.
If a number is divisible by two,
CONVERSE then it is even.
If a number is not even, then it is
INVERSE not divisible by two.
If a number is not divisible by
CONTRAPOSITIVE two, then it is not even.
Picture Analysis:

Make an If-then
Statement base
from the picture
and formulate its:
a. Converse
b. Inverse
c. Contrapositive
Fill up the table below.
IF-THEN If a figure is a square, then it is a
STATEMENT quadrilateral.
If a figure is a quadrilateral, then
CONVERSE it is a square.
If a figure is not a square, then it
INVERSE is not a quadrilateral.
If a figure is not a quadrilateral,
CONTRAPOSITIVE then it is not a square.
Assignment:
State the converse, inverse and
contrapositive of each statement.

1. A rectangle has four right angles.

2. Perpendicular lines intersect.