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COMEDK · Maths · 17. Mathematical Reasoning

The negation of the statement "If I become a teacher, then I will open a school", is

  1. A Neither I will become a teacher nor I will open a school.
  2. B I will not become a teacher or I will open a school.
  3. C I will become a teacher and I will not open a school.
  4. D Either I will not become a teacher or I will not open a school.
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(C) I will become a teacher and I will not open a school.

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The given statement is "If I become a teacher, then I will open a school". Negation of the given statements is "I will become a teacher and I will not open a school". \((\because \sim(p \rightarrow q)=(p \wedge \sim q)\), where \(p\) is first statement and \(q\) is second…