Consider the statement: "For an integer n, if n³ – 1 is even, then n is odd." The contrapositive statement of this statement is:
Consider the statement: "For an integer n, if n³ – 1 is even, then n is odd." The contrapositive statement of this statement is:
Option 1 -
For an integer n, if n is even, then n³ – 1 is odd.
Option 2 -
For an integer n, if n³ – 1 is not even then n is not odd.
Option 3 -
For an integer n, if n is even, then n³ – 1 is even.
Option 4 -
For an integer n, if n is odd, then n³ – 1 is even.
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1 Answer
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Correct Option - 1
Detailed Solution:P: n³ - 1 is even, q: n is odd.
The contrapositive of p → q is ~q → ~p.
~q: n is not odd, i.e., n is even.
~p: n³ - 1 is not even, i.e., n³ - 1 is odd.
⇒ "If n is not odd then n³ - 1 is not even"
⇒ "For an integer n, if n is even, then n³ – 1 is odd."
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