Write the contrapositive of the following statement.
(i) If a number is divisible by 9, then it is divisible by 3.
(ii) If you are born in India, then you are a citizen of India.
(iii) If a triangle is equilateral, it is isosceles.
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Solution
(i) Given statement:
If a number is divisible by 9, then it is divisible by 3.
Contrapositive of the given statement is,
If a number is not divisible by 3, it is not divisible by 9.
(ii) Given statement:
If you are born in India, then you are a citizen of India.
Contrapositive of the given statement is,
If you are not a citizen of India, then you were not born in India.
(iii) Given statement:
If a triangle is equilateral, it is isosceles.
Contrapositive of the given statement is,
If a triangle is not isosceles, then it is not equilateral.