Yes, the contrapositive of "If
is true, then is true" is indeed "If is not true, then is not true."
Here's why:
The statement "If , then " can be written in logical form as:
The contrapositive of a conditional statement is the statement obtained by negating both the hypothesis and the conclusion, and then reversing the direction of the implication. That is:
So, the contrapositive of "If is true, then is true" (i.e., ) is "If is not true, then is not true" (i.e., ).
In logic, the original statement and its contrapositive are logically equivalent, meaning they have the same truth value.
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