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Grade 11Magical Mathematics[Interesting Approach]

Pls explain ,the negation of conditional statements( if p then q)
The negation of biconditional statement
(p if and only if q).

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7 Years agoGrade 11
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer7 Years ago
Recall that p → q is equivalent to ¬ p ∨ q . Therefore the negation of the implication is the same as negating the disjunction. Using DeMorgan laws we have: ¬ ( ¬ p ∨ q ) ≡ ¬ ¬ p ∧ ¬ q ≡ p ∧ ¬ q