It is the opposite of a statement...kinda... It is used in if then statements. Let me explain: Statement: If cardinals are red, then a dog is a cardinal. The contrapositive of that statement would be: If a dog is not a cardinal, then it is not red. Notice how you switch the order of if and then in the sentence. Then you insert the nots. To make the sentence true of false. I took geometry a while ago, sot his may not be accurate, but I hoped it helped!
The concept of contrapositive comes from here. A implies B is equivalent to not B implies not A. Prove by contrapositive means instead of proving condition A leads to B, show that if B fails also cause A to fail.
It is the opposite of a statement...kinda... It is used in if then statements. Let me explain: Statement: If cardinals are red, then a dog is a cardinal. The contrapositive of that statement would be: If a dog is not a cardinal, then it is not red. Notice how you switch the order of if and then in the sentence. Then you insert the nots. To make the sentence true of false. I took geometry a while ago, sot his may not be accurate, but I hoped it helped!
If p->q, then the law of the contrapositive is that not q -> not p
A contrapositive of a conditional is the same conditional, but with the antecedent and consequent swapped and negated. It is logically equivalent to the original statement; it means the same thing. For example, the contrapositive of, "If we all pitch in, we can leave early today," is, "If we don't leave early today, we did not all pitch in."D.If I will not purchase a nonstop flight, then I cannot afford the airfare..:BAByLOKA:.
If a conditional statement is true, then so is its contrapositive. (And if its contrapositive is not true, then the statement is not true).
by switching the truth values of the hypothesis and conclusion, it is called the contrapositive of the original statement. The contrapositive of a true conditional statement will also be true, while the contrapositive of a false conditional statement will also be false.
"contrapositive" refers to negating the terms of a statement and reversing the direction of inference. It is used in proofs. An example makes it easier to understand: "if A is an integer, then it is a rational number". The contrapositive would be "if A is not a rational number, then it cannot be an integer". The general form, then, given "if A, then B", is "if not B, then not A". Proving the contrapositive generally proves the original statement as well.
A Contrapositive statement is logically equivalent.
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The contrapositive would be: If it is not an isosceles triangle then it is not an equilateral triangle.
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The contrapositive of the statement "If it is raining then I will take my umbrella" is "If I am not taking my umbrella then it is not raining." This form reverses and negates both the antecedent and consequent of the original statement.
A conditional statement is true if, and only if, its contrapositive is true.
If a figure is not a triangle then it does not have three sides ,is the contrapositive of the statement given in the question.
A contrapositive means that if a statement is true, than the characteristics also pertains to the other variable as well.
The inverse of a conditional statement switches the hypothesis and conclusion. The converse of a conditional statement switches the hypothesis and conclusion. The contrapositive of a conditional statement switches and negates the hypothesis and conclusion.