Let S be the statement: The reciprocal of any irrational number is irrational. ( The reciprocal of a nonzero real number x is (a) Which of the following is the contrapositive of S? O If a real number is not irrational, then its reciprocal is not irrational. O If a real number is irrational, then its reciprocal is irrational. O If the reciprocal of a real number is not irrational, then the number is not irrational. O If the reciprocal of a real number is irrational, then the number is irrational. O If the reciprocal of a real number is not irrational, then the number is irrational. O If the reciprocal of a real number is irrational, then the number is not irrational. Write a proof by contraposition for S as a free response. (Submit a file with a maximum size of 1 MB.) Choose File No file chosen This answer has not been graded yet. (b) Which of the following is a negation for S? O If a real number is not irrational, then its reciprocal is irrational. O If a real number is irrational, then the number is not irrational. O There is an irrational number whose reciprocal is not irrational. O There is a number that is not irrational whose reciprocal is irrational. Write a proof by contradiction for S as a free response. (Submit a file with a maximum size of 1 MB.) Choose File No file chosen
Let S be the statement: The reciprocal of any irrational number is irrational. ( The reciprocal of a nonzero real number x is (a) Which of the following is the contrapositive of S? O If a real number is not irrational, then its reciprocal is not irrational. O If a real number is irrational, then its reciprocal is irrational. O If the reciprocal of a real number is not irrational, then the number is not irrational. O If the reciprocal of a real number is irrational, then the number is irrational. O If the reciprocal of a real number is not irrational, then the number is irrational. O If the reciprocal of a real number is irrational, then the number is not irrational. Write a proof by contraposition for S as a free response. (Submit a file with a maximum size of 1 MB.) Choose File No file chosen This answer has not been graded yet. (b) Which of the following is a negation for S? O If a real number is not irrational, then its reciprocal is irrational. O If a real number is irrational, then the number is not irrational. O There is an irrational number whose reciprocal is not irrational. O There is a number that is not irrational whose reciprocal is irrational. Write a proof by contradiction for S as a free response. (Submit a file with a maximum size of 1 MB.) Choose File No file chosen
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Let S be the statement: The reciprocal of any irrational number is irrational. ( The reciprocal of a nonzero real number x is
(a) Which of the following is the contrapositive of S?
O If a real number is not irrational, then its reciprocal is not irrational.
O If a real number is irrational, then its reciprocal is irrational.
O If the reciprocal of a real number is not irrational, then the number is not irrational.
O If the reciprocal of a real number is irrational, then the number is irrational.
O If the reciprocal of a real number is not irrational, then the number is irrational.
If the reciprocal of a real number is irrational, then the number is not irrational.
Write a proof by contraposition for S as a free response. (Submit a file with a maximum size of 1 MB.)
Choose File No file chosen
This answer has not been graded yet.
(b) Which of the following is a negation for S?
O If a real number is not irrational, then its reciprocal is irrational.
O If a real number is irrational, then the number is not irrational.
O There is an irrational number whose reciprocal is not irrational.
O There is a number that is not irrational whose reciprocal is irrational.
Write a proof by contradiction for S as a free response. (Submit a file with a maximum size of 1 MB.)
Choose File No file chosen
This answer has not been graded yet.
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