Unit 1 Test Flashcards
Is the converse of a statement necessarily true?
No
If you live in the Ozarks, then you live in the United States.
What is the hypothesis and what is the conclusion?
Hypothesis: If you live in the Ozarks
Conclusion: You live in the United States
Straight Angle (define)
An angle is straight iff its measure is 180 degrees
Obtuse Angle (define)
An angle is obtuse iff its measure is greater than 90 degrees and less that 180 degrees
Adjacent (define)
share a ray
Right Angle (define)
An angle is a right angle iff its measure is 90 degrees
Decide if the statement is a good definition by determining whether or not their converses are true: If it is New Year’s Day, then it is a holiday.
No
Draw an Euler diagram to represnt the following statement:
All athletes who compete in the Olympics are amateurs.
Which of the following statements are illustrated by your diagram?
a) If an athlete competes in the Olymics, then the athlete is an amateur.
b) If an athlete is an amateur, then the athlete competes in the Olympics.
c) If an athlete does not compete in the Olympics, then the athlete is not an amateur.
d) If an athlete is not an amateur, then the athlete does not compete in the Olympics
A
Statement: If it is raing then it is wet.
Contrapositive
if not b then not a (if it is not wet then it is not raining)
Space (define)
Set of all points
Collinear Points (define)
Points are collinear iff they are on the same line
Coplanar Points (define)
Points are coplanar iff they are on the same plane
Acute Angle (define)
an angle is actue iff its measure is less that 90 degrees
Decide if the statement is a good definition by determining whether or not their converses are true: Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide.
Yes; It is frozen carbon dioxide if and only if it is dry ice.
It is cold outside if it is snowing
What is the hypothesis and what is the conclusion?
Hypothesis: If it is snowing
Conclusion: It is cold outside