Big Ideas Math Geometry, 2014
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1. Conditional Statements
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Exercise 44 Page 72

A conditional statement is only false when a true hypothesis produces a false conclusion.

q p q→ p ~(q → p)
T T T F
F T T F
T F F T
F F T F
Practice makes perfect
Let's remind ourselves of the truth table of a conditional statement.
p q p→ q
T T T
T F F
F T T
F F T

Note that a conditional statement is only false when a true hypothesis produces a false conclusion. Also, to get ~(q→ p) means negating the truth value of q→ p. With this, we can create our truth table.

q p q→ p ~( q→ p)
T T T F
F T T F
T F F T
F F T F