Posts Tagged ‘true’
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Overview of Negative Square Roots
Description
A detailed tutorial on negative square roots. Step by step tutorial including several examples of negative square roots for reference.
Overview
Negative square roots are just like negative numbers. Just like positive and negative numbers have the same true value, only on opposite sides of the number line, negative square roots and positive square roots also have that same property. However, they should not be confused with the square root of a negative number. The square root of a negative number is known as an imaginary number, and is not used in basic algebra. The negative square root is expressed by the square root of a number, with a negative sign in front of the square root symbol, and the square root of a negative number is expressed as a negative number with a square root symbol placed over it.
Tags: absolute, algebra, arithmetic, imaginary, line, negative, number, positive, root, square, squareroot, symbol, true, value
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Introduction to the Margin of Error
Description
A detailed tutorial on the margin of error. Step by step tutorial including several examples of the margin of error for reference.
Overview
The margin of error is a statistic that expresses the amount of possible random sampling errors that could end up in the result of a survey. The bigger the margin of error, the less trustworthy the survey is, because it means that everything falling within the margin of error could possibly be wrong and not accurate. However, if the margin or error is small, then the survey should be very accurate.
Tags: accuracy, accurate, error, less, margin, more, random, results, right, sampling, statistics, survey, true, trustworthy, wrong
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
How to Estimate Values
Description
A detailed tutorial on how to estimate values. Step by step tutorial including several examples of estimating values for reference. Knowledge of estimation is required throughout your mathematical education.
Overview
Estimation is when someone makes an educated guess about something. In mathematics, that something is often the true value of a number. It is usually best to find the exact answer, instead of using estimation, but if there is no way to find an exact answer, then estimation can come in very useful. There are several techniques that make estimation a little easier; most of them are simply common knowledge that you just need to look for. Many people accurately give the nickname “guesstimation” to estimation.
Tags: answer, arithmetic, common, educated, estimate, estimation, exact, guess, guesstimate, guesstimation, knowledge, number, techniques, true, value
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
How to Identify Contradictions
Description
A detailed tutorial on identifying contradictions. Step by step tutorial including several examples of how to identify contradictions for reference.
Overview
A contradiction is a statement of only false values – one that is false no matter how you look at it. In terms of mathematical logic, it is defined as a propositional form that is false for every assignment of truth values to its components. In order for a statement to be a contradiction, when the proposition is on a truth table it must be false for every possible combination of P and Q.
Tags: components, contradiction, discrete math, false, logic, Math, P, proposition, Q, statement, tautology, true, truth table
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
How to Identify Tautologies
Description
A detailed tutorial on identifying tautologies. Step by step tutorial including several examples of how to identify tautologies for reference.
Overview
A tautology is a statement of truth – one that is true no matter how you look at it. In terms of mathematical logic, it is defined as a propositional form that is true for every assignment of truth values to its components. In order for a statement to be a tautology, when the proposition is on a truth table it must be true for every possible combination of P and Q.
Tags: components, contradiction, discrete math, false, logic, Math, P, proposition, Q, statement, tautology, true, truth table
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Logical Equivalence Explained
Description
A detailed tutorial on logical equivalence. Step by step tutorial with several examples of what logical equivalence is and how to identify it for reference.
Overview
In the study of discrete math, it is said that two statements are logically equivalent if and only if their truth tables match. This means that for every possible combination of the antecedent and the consequent, these two statements must have exactly the same answer in order to be logically equivalent. There is only a true or false answer to this question, there is no “possibly” or “maybe”.
Tags: antecedent, combination, consequent, discrete math, equivalence, equivalent, false, logical, logically, match, Math, same, true, truth table
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Thursday, September 24th, 2009
How to Solve Proofs by Contraposition
Description
A detailed tutorial on how to solve proofs by contraposition. Step by step tutorial including several example problems of solving proofs by contraposition for reference.
Overview
The method of writing proofs is not entirely a set process – every mathematician brings their own style to their proof, just like an author will bring their own style to their books. However, there are several different basic techniques for writing proofs. One of these is writing proofs by contraposition. A proof by contraposition is by using negation with the antecedent and consequent. You will state that the consequent is false if declared true, and true if declared false. You will then prove that the antecedent is true if it was declared false, or false if it was declared true. If you can prove the contraposition of the statement, then you can also consider that to be the proof of the statement.
Tags: antecedent, consequent, contraposition, discrete math, false, Geometry, Math, negation, proof, proofs, true
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Thursday, September 24th, 2009
How to Solve Proofs by Contradiction
Description
A detailed tutorial on how to solve proofs by contradiction. Step by step tutorial including several example problems of solving proofs by contradiction for reference.
Overview
The method of writing proofs is not entirely a set process – every mathematician brings their own style to their proof, just like an author will bring their own style to their books. However, there are several different basic techniques for writing proofs. One of these is writing proofs by contradiction. A proof by contradiction is when you take the antecedent and the consequent, and assume the negation of the antecedent – that is to say, say it is false if it is declared true, and true if it is declared false. Then attempt to prove the consequent. If you cannot prove it, then the statement has been proven.
Tags: antecedent, consequent, contradicition, discrete math, false, Geometry, Math, negation, proof, proofs, true
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Thursday, September 17th, 2009
An Introduction to Truth Value Analysis
Description
A detailed tutorial on the introduction to truth value analysis. Step by step tutorial including several examples of the introduction to truth value analysis for reference.
Overview
Truth value analysis is where you get to use negation, conjunction, disjunction, and implication. You first want to start out by making a truth table. A truth table typically uses the letters P and Q, P as the antecedent or first statement and Q as the consequent or second statement. Then you can write in a statement such as “P implies Q” using either conjunction, disjunction, or implication, and declare it as true or false. Remember how to determine if a statement is true or false:
Conjunction: False ^ False = False, everything else is true
Disjunction: True V True = True, everything else is false
Conditional Implication: True => False = False, everything else is true
Biconditional Implication: True <=> True = True, False <=> False = True, everything is is false
Remember that the statements may look long and complicated sometimes, but each part in it can be broken down into something that is true and something that is false to find out if the entire statement is really true or false.
Tags: conjunction, contrapositive, converse, discrete math, disjunction, false, implication, inverse, Math, negation, true, truth value analysis
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Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Symbols and Translation: Biconditional Implication
Description
A detailed tutorial on how to translate and symbolize biconditional implication. Step by step tutorial including several examples of how to solve problems with biconditional implication for reference.
Overview
There are two types of implication, conditional and biconditional. This section focuses on biconditional. Biconditional implication is when a statement implies another statement by using the terms “if and only if”, “is necessary for”, and “exactly when”. There are two parts to an implication statement, the antecedent and the consequent. The antecedent implies the consequent. Implication is represented by a symbol that looks like <=>. When the antecedent is true and the consequent true, or when the antedecedent is flase and the consequent is false, then the statement is true. For all other conditions the statement is false.
Tags: bicondition, biconditional, discrete math, false, if, if statement, implication, Math, true
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