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The negation of the statement 'If it rains, then the match will be cancelled' is:

  1. A.It rains and the match will not be cancelled
  2. B.It does not rain or the match will be cancelled
  3. C.If it does not rain, then the match will not be cancelled
  4. D.It rains or the match will not be cancelled
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Correct answer: AIt rains and the match will not be cancelled

Solution

  1. Let be the statement 'it rains' and be the statement 'the match will be cancelled'.
  2. The original statement is an implication of the form .
  3. The logical negation of is defined as .
  4. Substituting the given statements, we get 'it rains' AND 'the match will not be cancelled'.
  5. Hence the answer is (A).

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