For the following statements, write in symbolic language, negate the statement in symbolic language, determine if the statement is true or false and justify your answer with a proof or counterexample. i. If the product of a rational number x and a non-zero real number y is rational, then x is zero or y is rational. ii. For any natural number n, there is a natural number s whose square equals to n.
For the following statements, write in symbolic language, negate the statement in symbolic language, determine if the statement is true or false and justify your answer with a proof or counterexample. i. If the product of a rational number x and a non-zero real number y is rational, then x is zero or y is rational. ii. For any natural number n, there is a natural number s whose square equals to n.
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(a) For the following statements, write in symbolic language, negate the statement in symbolic language, determine if the statement is true or false, and justify your answer with a proof or counterexample.
i. If the product of a rational number \( x \) and a non-zero real number \( y \) is rational, then \( x \) is zero or \( y \) is rational.
ii. For any natural number \( n \), there is a natural number \( s \) whose square equals to \( n \).
(b) Consider the statement...
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