Rewrite the following statement with ‘if-then’ in five different ways conveying the same meaning.
If a natural number is odd, then its square is also odd
Solution:
The given statements can be written in five different ways as follows.
(i) A natural number is odd implies that its square is odd.
(ii) A natural number is odd only if its square is odd.
(iii) For a natural number to be odd, it is necessary that its square is odd.
(iv) For the square of a natural number to be odd, it is sufficient that the number is odd.
(v) If the square of a natural number is not odd, then the natural number is not odd
NCERT Solutions Class 11 Maths Chapter 14 Exercise 14.4 Question 1
Rewrite the following statement with ‘if-then’ in five different ways conveying the same meaning. If a natural number is odd, then its square is also odd.
Summary:
The given statements can be written in different ways:
(i) A natural number is odd implies that its square is odd.
(ii) A natural number is odd only if its square is odd.
(iii) For a natural number to be odd, it is necessary that its square is odd.
(iv) For the square of a natural number to be odd, it is sufficient that the number is odd.
(v) If the square of a natural number is not odd, then the natural number is not odd.
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