NCERT Class XI Mathematics - Mathematical Reasoning - Solutions

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Question : 10
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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:  
(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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