“If is a positive integer, then is a prime number.” (Remember that a prime number is a positive integer greater than 1 whose only positive factors are 1 and itself.) To explore whether or not this statement is true, try using (and recording your results) for , , , , , and . Then record the results for at least four other values of . Does this conditional statement appear to be true?
정답·풀이 보기 (영어 원문)
The number will be a prime number for all examples of that are less than 41. However, when , we get
So in the case where , the hypothesis is true (41 is a positive integer) and the conclusion is false . Therefore, 41 is a counterexample that shows the conditional statement is false. There are other counterexamples (such as , , and ), but only one counterexample is needed to prove that the statement is false.
한 번 더 — 비슷한 문제Sundstrom, Mathematical Reasoning · 2.1절 · 5a번영어 원문
Construct a truth table for each of the following statements:
다 풀었으면 정답 확인
| | | | | --- | --- | --- | | T | T | T | | T | F | F | | F | T | T | | F | T | T |