Prove statement “n is a positive integer. n is even if and only if n2 is even." Note that both of the followings need to be proved- a) Ifn is even, n² is even b) If n? is even, then n is even.

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Statements and Logic

Logic is the analysis of general patterns of thoughts without regard to any specific sense of context.