Exercise 31.2

Check whether the following pair of statements is a negation of each other. Give reasons for your answer. (i) a + b = b + a is true for every real number a and b. (ii) There exist real numbers a and b for which a + b = b + a.

Answer: The negation of the statement: p: a + b = b + a is a true for every real number a and b. ~p: There exist real numbers are ‘a’ and ‘b’ for which a+b ≠ b+a. The statement is not the negation...

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Are the following pairs of statements are a negation of each other: (i) The number x is not a rational number. The number x is not an irrational number. (ii) The number x is not a rational number. The number x is an irrational number.

Answers: (i) “The number x is an irrational number.” The statement “The number x is not a rational number.” It is a negation of the first statement. (ii) “The number x is an irrational number.” The...

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