Geo 2.2 B Converse

Front

What does the symbol \(\cong\) mean?

Back

Congruent

Front

What is the converse of the statement: 'If it is not dark outside, then it is not night'?

Back

If it is night, then it is dark outside.

Front

What is an if-then statement called?

Back

Conditional

Front

Given the statement: 'If it snows then the school will be closed', what is the converse?

Back

If the school is closed, then it snowed.

Front

What is the symbolic representation of the converse of \(p \rightarrow q\)?

Back

\(q \rightarrow p\)

Front

Define 'converse' in the context of conditional statements.

Back

The converse of a conditional statement \(p \rightarrow q\) is \(q \rightarrow p\).

Front

What is a conditional statement?

Back

A statement that can be written in the form 'If p, then q'.

Front

What does 'transitive' mean in geometry?

Back

If \(a \cong b\) and \(b \cong c\), then \(a \cong c\).

Front

What is a biconditional statement?

Back

A statement that combines a conditional and its converse, written as 'p if and only if q'.

Front

What is the contrapositive of a statement?

Back

The contrapositive of \(p \rightarrow q\) is \(\sim q \rightarrow \sim p\).