Question

2.2.2 if statements
question 1
assume you are writing a program, and you have a boolean variable called b, defined like so:
b = true
pick the correct if statement to follow the code above. the if statement should be correct python, and the body of the if statement should only run if b is true.
if b:
print(\b is true\)
if b:
print(\b is true\)
if true:
print(b)
if true:
print(b)

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze Python syntax for if statements

In Python, the body of an if statement (like print("b is True!")) must be indented.

Step2: Check each option

• Option 1: if b: has the correct condition (checking the boolean variable b), and print("b is True!") is indented properly.
• Option 2: print("b is True!") is not indented, so it's not part of the if statement body in Python syntax.
• Option 3: if True: always runs (since the condition is always True), but we need to check b (the variable), not just print b unconditionally in the way it's structured.
• Option 4: Similar to Option 3, if True: always runs (not checking the variable b as required), and print(b) is not indented correctly in Python syntax for the if body (if we assume it was supposed to be part of the if body, which it's not with the given formatting).

Answer:

The first option (the one with if b: and indented print("b is True!")).