Consider the following statement.       "If (n+1)2 is an odd number then n is an even number." (a) Write the contrapositive of the above statement. (b) Prove the contrapositive statement you have written in (a)  (c) Explain why original statement is true.

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Consider the following statement.

      "If (n+1)2 is an odd number then n is an even number."

(a) Write the contrapositive of the above statement.

(b) Prove the contrapositive statement you have written in (a) 

(c) Explain why original statement is true. 

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