Question

;-; I am so lost on these problems.. :'( (Three different problems in comments, just take a look and see if you can help with even one) :(

Answer 1

Consider the two conditional statements. Draw a conclusion from the given conditional statements, and write the contrapositive of each conditional statement. Then, draw a conclusion from the two contrapositives. How does the first conclusion relate to the second conclusion?
If you are eating a banana, then you are eating fruit.
If you are eating fruit, then you are eating food.

A. If you are eating a banana, then you are eating food.
If you are not eating a banana, then you are not eating fruit. If you are not eating fruit, then you are not eating food.
If you are not eating a banana, then you are not eating food.
The second conclusion is the contrapositive of the first conclusion.

B. If you are eating a banana, then you are eating food.
If you are eating fruit, then you are eating a banana. If you are eating food, then you are eating fruit.
If you are eating food, then you are eating a banana.
The second conclusion is the contrapositive of the first conclusion.

C. If you are eating a banana, then you are eating food.
If you are not eating fruit, then you are not eating a banana. If you are not eating food, then you are not eating fruit.
If you are not eating food, then you are not eating a banana.
The second conclusion is the contrapositive of the first conclusion.

D. If you are eating food, then you are eating a banana.
If you are not eating fruit, then you are not eating a banana. If you are not eating food, then you are not eating fruit.
If you are not eating food, then you are not eating a banana.
The second conclusion is the contrapositive of the first conclusion.

Answer 2

Maybe this one? :(

Answer 3

Or this one? Help me on any of these and I'll love you forever xp lol. Please help!

Answer 4

what's counterexample?????

Answer 5

Yeah I am lost too :'( My mom is gonna try to get me a tutor... she said to guess my way through this thing... :| So I am... I really have no clue. They taught this stuff but I still didm;t get it when they taught it to me D:

Answer 6

(1) ok i think i am getting something.....my brain was in park just before this. Ok,

Your equation is true for every possible value of "x" except x = 2
x = 2 is the counterexample.

Answer 7

Haha whatever I'll put it in and see if that works ;P thanks. :b Sorry I have such weird and stupid questions lol

Answer 8

I appreciate you trying to help me though. :)

Answer 9

Haha any clue on this one? :P

Answer 10

haha!! well always a pleasure to help!!! asking questions is just fine...

Answer 11

It's the last question I have that I haven't already guessed for. After this one I am just turning it in. :P I can't do much else.... Until I get a tutor to help me with this geometry...

Answer 12

yeah just a sec :P

Answer 13

Okay :) Thank you :)