SOLUTION: Determine whether statement (3) follos from statements(1) and (2) by the Law of Detachment or the Law of Syllogism. State which law. (1) If a whole number is even, the its squ

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: Determine whether statement (3) follos from statements(1) and (2) by the Law of Detachment or the Law of Syllogism. State which law.
(1) If a whole number is even, the its square is divisible by 4.
(2) The number I am thinking of is an even whole Number
(3) The square of the number I am thinking of is divisble by 4.
(1) If a football team win its homecoming game, the Conrad will attend the school dance the following Friday.
(2) Conrad attends the school dance on Friday.
(3) The football team won the homecoming game.
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(1) If a whole number is even, the its square is divisible by 4.
(2) The number I am thinking of is an even whole Number
(3) The square of the number I am thinking of is divisble by 4.
True by Law of Syllogism
(1) If a football team win its homecoming game, the Conrad will attend the school dance the following Friday.
(2) Conrad attends the school dance on Friday.
(3) The football team won the homecoming game.
False

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