MATHEMATICS
QUARTER 2
TRANSFORMING A
STATEMENT INTO
IF-THEN FORM
MONICA S. PANES, MAED
Objectives:
[Link] whether a given
statement is written in an if-then
statement or not.
[Link] a statement into an if-
then statement.
Activity: Determine whether a given statement is written in
an if-then statement or not. Answer YES or NO.
NO [Link] vegetables makes you grow
healthy.
YES [Link] you will study your lesson, then you
will pass the subject.
NO 3.A number ends in 7 is an odd number.
YES 4. If the measure of an angle is less
than 90 degrees, then it is acute.
NO 5. Good weather makes a picnic
more enjoyable.
NO 6. You get paid when you work.
YES 7. If you get plenty of exercise,
then you will be physically fit.
NO 8. Collinear points are points
that lie on the same line.
YES 9. If the two sides of a triangle
are congruent, then it is
isosceles.
NO 10. a + b = a implies that b = o.
WRITING A STATEMENT IN AN
IF-THEN FORM
To write a statement in an If-then form;
Identify the hypothesis and the conclusion
from the given statement.
Then write the hypothesis after the If and the
conclusion after then.
Take note that the word If is not part of the hypothesis and
the word then is not part of the conclusion.
REWRITING INTO IF-THEN FORM
[Link] vegetables makes you grow healthy.
p q
If eating vegetables, then makes you grow
healthy.
If you eat vegetables, then you will
grow healthy.
2. A number ends in 7 is an odd number.
p q
If a number ends in 7, then is an odd number.
If the number ends in 7, then it is an
odd.
3. Good weather makes a picnic more
p
enjoyable.
q
If good weather, then makes a picnic
more enjoyable.
If the weather is good, then it makes a
picnic more enjoyable.
4. You get paid when you work.
q p
If when you work, then you get paid.
If you work, then you get paid.
5. Collinear points are points
q
that lie on the same line.
p
If are points that lie on the same line, then
collinear points.
If the points lie on the same line, then
they are collinear.
6. a + b = a implies that b = o.
p q
If a + b = a , then implies that b = o.
If a + b = a , then b = o.
7. Help save the environment by recycling
q bottles, cans and paper.
p
If you recycle bottles, cans and paper, then you
will help save the environment
More Examples
8. Hypothesis: You are kind, cheerful
and outgoing.
Conclusion: You will have more
friends.
If you are kind, cheerful and outgoing,
then you will have more friends.
[Link]: It rains tomorrow.
Conclusion: The volleyball championship
game will be postponed.
If it rains tomorrow, then the
volleyball championship game will be
postponed.
10. Today is Thursday if tomorrow
is Friday.
Hypothesis: Tomorrow is Friday.
Conclusion: Today is Thursday.
If tomorrow is Friday, the today is
Thursday.
TEST YOURSELF
Write each statement in If-then form then determine if
each statement is a good definition or not.
1. Supplementary angles form a linear pair.
2. An equilateral triangle is a triangle with all
angles congruent.
3. All prime number are odd numbers.
4. A regular polygon is a polygon that is
equilateral.
5. An honest student does not cheat during an
examination.
B.