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Q.(i) Write the negation of the statement "Every natural number is greater than zero".

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(ii) Write the converse and contrapositive of the statement "If a number n2n^2 is even then n is even". (2)
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Negation reverses a universal (every) statement into an existential (there exists ... not) statement. Converse swaps hypothesis and conclusion; contrapositive negates and swaps both.

  1. Negation Original: every natural number is greater than zero. This has the form: for all nn, P(n)P(n), where P(n)P(n) means nn is greater than zero. The negation of for all nn, P(n)P(n) is there exists nn such that not P(n)P(n): Negation: There exists a natural number that is not greater than zero.\text{Negation: There exists a natural number that is not greater than zero.}
  2. Converse and contrapositive Original statement: if n2n^2 is even then nn is even. This has the form if pp then qq, with pp meaning n2n^2 is even, qq meaning nn is even. Converse (if qq then pp): If n is even, then n2 is even.\text{If } n \text{ is even, then } n^2 \text{ is even.} …

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