Questions: Suppose that the given statements are true.
Find the other true statements.
(a) Given: If Jina knows how to dance, then the tires are old.
Jina knows how to dance.
Which statement must also be true?
(b) Given:
Which statement must also be true?
(c) Given: The tires are not old.
Which statement must also be true?
Transcript text: Suppose that the given statements are true.
Find the other true statements.
(a) Given: If Jina knows how to dance, then the tires are old.
Jina knows how to dance.
Which statement must also be true?
(b) Given:
Which statement must also be true?
(c) Given: The tires are not old.
Which statement must also be true?
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Analyze the given statements for part (a)
The first statement is: If Jina knows how to dance, then the tires are old. This can be written as \( \text{Jina knows how to dance} \rightarrow \text{The tires are old} \).
The second statement is: Jina knows how to dance. This is \( \text{Jina knows how to dance} \).
Step 2: Apply logical reasoning for part (a)
Since \( \text{Jina knows how to dance} \) is true, and \( \text{Jina knows how to dance} \rightarrow \text{The tires are old} \) is also true, we can conclude that \( \text{The tires are old} \) must be true.
Step 3: Analyze the given statements for part (b)
The first statement is: The tires are old. This is \( \text{The tires are old} \).
The second statement is: Jina does not know how to dance. This is \( \neg \text{Jina knows how to dance} \).
Step 4: Apply logical reasoning for part (b)
From the given statements, we cannot directly infer any additional true statements because the relationship between Jina knowing how to dance and the tires being old is only one-directional (from Jina knowing how to dance to the tires being old).
Step 5: Analyze the given statement for part (c)
The given statement is: The tires are not old. This is \( \neg \text{The tires are old} \).
Step 6: Apply logical reasoning for part (c)
From the original implication \( \text{Jina knows how to dance} \rightarrow \text{The tires are old} \), if \( \text{The tires are not old} \) is true, then \( \text{Jina knows how to dance} \) must be false. This is because if Jina knew how to dance, the tires would have to be old, which contradicts the given statement. Therefore, \( \neg \text{Jina knows how to dance} \) must be true.
The remaining parts of the question are not addressed as per the instructions.
Final Answer
(a) \( \boxed{\text{The tires are old}} \)
(b) No additional true statement can be inferred.
(c) \( \boxed{\neg \text{Jina knows how to dance}} \)