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Which law states that if  and  are true conditionals, then  is also true? |
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Law of Syllogism |
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Law of Deductive Reasoning |
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Law of Detachment |
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Law of Conditionals |
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Which statement follows from statements (1) and (2) by the Law of Detachment? (1) If a triangle is an obtuse triangle, then the measure of one of the angles is greater than 90 but less than 180.
(2)  is an obtuse triangle. |
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no valid conclusion |
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Which statement follows from statements (1) and (2) by the Law of Syllogism?
(1) If two adjacent angles form a linear pair, then the sum of the measures of the angles is 180.
(2) If the sum of the measures of two angles is 180, then the angles are supplementary. |
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If two angles are supplementary, then the sum of the measures of the angles is 180. |
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If the sum of the measures of two angles is 180, then the angles form a linear pair. |
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If two adjacent angles form a linear pair, then the sum of the measures of the angles is 180. |
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If two adjacent angles form a linear pair, then the angles are supplementary. |
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If it is raining, then Sue and Ian will not go to the football game is a true conditional, and it is raining. Use the Law of Detachment to reach a logical conclusion. |
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Sue and Ian will not go to the football game. |
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Ian will go to the football game if Sue goes. |
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Sue and Ian will go to the football game. |
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The football game will not be played in the rain. |
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The statements ''If Eric reads the book, he will be prepared for the exam'' and ''If Eric is prepared for the exam, he will get a passing grade'' are two conditionals. Use the Law of Syllogism to reach a logical conclusion. |
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If Eric gets a passing grade, then he did prepare for the exam. |
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no logical conclusion. |
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If Eric reads the book, then he will get a passing grade. |
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If Eric prepares for the exam, then he will read the book. |
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