Question

someone please help me with this
Determine the inverse of the conditional statement: If the lengths of the sides of a rectangle are 6 inches and 4 inches, the area is 24 square inches

Answer 1

inverse of
if P then Q is
if not P then not Q

Answer 2

so stick a "not" before each statement

Answer 3

what does p and Q mean?

Answer 4

The inverse is if not p(hypothesis) then not q(conclusion).

Answer 5

in your case P is
"the lengths of the sides of a rectangle are 6 inches and 4 inches" the statement immediately following the word "if"

Answer 6

similarly Q is
"the area is 24 square inches"

Answer 7

ok
what about this one?
etermine the contrapositive of the conditional statement: lengths of the sides of a rectangle are 6 inches and 4 inches, the area is 24 square inches.

Answer 8

contrapositive is
if not Q, then not P

same P and Q as above

Answer 9

thanks dude :)

Answer 10

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