The contrapositive of the following statement, ``If the side of a square doubles, then its…

Question

The contrapositive of the following statement,

``If the side of a square doubles, then its area increases four times'', is :

Accepted Answer

Contrapositive of  p $$ \to $$ q is $$ \sim $$q $$ \to $$ $$ \sim $$p.

Here,

Let

p = Side of a square is doubles.

q =  Area of square increases four times.

$$ \therefore $$   $$ \sim $$q $$ \to $$ $$ \sim $$p = If the area of a square does not increase four times, then its side is not doubled.

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