Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Example 2: Use the Law of Syllogism

If possible, use the Law of Syllogism to write the conditional statement that follows from the pair of true statements.


a. If the electric power is off, then the refrigerator does not run

If the refrigerator does not run, then the food will spoil.


b. If 2x > 10, then 2x > 7

If x > 5, then 2x > 10.





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