Sequence A:

Warm
Up
Sequence B:
DRAW THE FIRST
THREE FIGURES OF
THE SEQUENCE AND
CONTINUE WITH
SOLVING THE NEXT
TERM.
3.2 Conditional
Statements
 VOCABULARY:
• A Conditional is an if-then statement
• The part that follows “if” is the Hypothesis( p )
• The part that follows “then” is the Conclusion (q)
 EXAMPLES:
Identify the Hypothesis and Conclusion of the
following:

hypothesis (p) conclusion (q)

 If an animal is a robin, then the animal is a bird.
Note: Do not include the words “if” or “then.”

hypothesis (p) conclusion (q)

 If an angle measures 130 degrees, it is obtuse.

conclusion (q) hypothesis (p)

 Two points are collinear if they lie on the same line.
 NEGATION “~”

To negate a statement, write the negative or

opposite of that statement
1. Brenda likes pizza.
Negation: Brenda does not like pizza.
2. Monkeys eat bananas.
Negation: Monkeys do not eat bananas.
3. Ben does not play tennis.
Negation: Ben plays tennis.
 INVERSE

…When you negate the hypothesis and the conclusion ~p 

~q

Write the inverse of the following statements.

1. If it rains, practice will be canceled.
Inverse: If it does not rain, practice will not be
cancelled.

2. If the battery is not charged, then the car will not start.

Inverse: If the battery is charged, then the car will

start.
 CONVERSE
…Switch the hypothesis and conclusion
qp
 Write the converse of each statement.

1. If you see lightening, then you hear thunder

Converse: If you hear thunder, then you see lightening

2. If Allen gets a summer job, then he will buy a car.

Converse: If Allen buys a car, then he will get a summer job.
 CONTRAPOSITIVE
…Switch and negate the hypothesis and
conclusion. ~q  ~p
1. If it is raining, I will go to the movies
Contrapositive: If I do not go to the movies, then it
is not raining.

2. If the sun is out, then the weather is good.

Contrapositive: If the weather is not good, then the
sun is not out.

3. If a figure is a triangle, then it has three sides.

Contrapositive: If a figure does not have three
sides, then it is not a triangle.
 QUICK NOTES

Conditional pq
Inverse~p  ~q
Converse qp
Contrapositive ~q  ~p