Question 4 (a) - If then Statements - Mathematical Reasoning

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Ex 14.4, 4 - Identify as contrapositive or converse of - Contrapositive and converse

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Question4 Given statements in (a) and (b). Identify the statements given below as contrapositive or converse of each other. (a) If you live in Delhi, then you have winter clothes. (i) If you do not have winter clothes, then you do not live in Delhi. (ii) If you have winter clothes, then you live in Delhi. The given statement is “if 𝑝 then 𝑞” Contrapositive is “~𝑞, then ~𝑝” So, (i) is Contrapositive statement. Converse is "𝑞, then 𝑝” So, (ii) is converse statement.

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