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Consider the implication: If ab is odd, then a is odd and b is odd. (a) State the
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QUESTION:
Consider the implication: If ab is odd, then a is odd and b is odd. (a) State the converse of this implication. (b) State the contrapositive of this implication. 1
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QUESTION:
Consider the implication: If ab is odd, then a is odd and b is odd. (a) State the converse of this implication. (b) State the contrapositive of this implication. 1
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
Given implication is
If ab is odd, then a is odd and b is odd
For two given statements P and Q, the converse of the implication “If P, then Q” is “If Q, then P”.
Here,
P: ab is dd
Q: a is odd
R: b is odd.
The converse of the given implication is
If Q and R, then P i.e., If a and b are odd, then ab is odd.