Assignment 2:

1) Assume that the following statements are true. State the converse and the contrapositive and
determine if each new statement is true or false, with an explanation.
a. If Jason goes to the store then he will be walking.
b. If all angles of a polygon add up to 180 degrees then the polygon is a triangle.
c. If a is a number which ends in a 4 then a is divisible by 2.
2) For the following statements, determine if the statement or the converse is true. If they are bi-
conditionals rewrite them using if and only if.
a. If you are over 18 years old, in Alberta, you are allowed to consume alcohol legally.
b. If it is a Friday then teachers are allowed to wear jeans.
c. If the digits of a number add to a number divisible by 3 then the original number is
divisible by 6.
3) Create a truth table for the following statements:
a. A B A
b. A B C
c. B A C
4) For each of the following, assume each statement is true and determine what you can deduce,
or not be able to deduce, around the truth of A, B and C.
a.
A B
C
A B C

b.
A B C
C A
B A

c.


A B C
A B
C A