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3. Conditional Statements
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Exercise 15 Page 111

What happens if the hypothesis of a conditional is false?

Truth value: True
Explanation: See solution.

Practice makes perfect
Let's examine the given conditional to find its truth value.
When we look at the hypothesis, we can immediately say that it is not possible. Therefore, the hypothesis is false. We say that a conditional with a false hypothesis is always true.