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what is the contrapositive of the statement? all squares are rectangles…

Question

what is the contrapositive of the statement?
all squares are rectangles.
if a figure is a square, then it is a rectangle.
if a figure is a rectangle, then it is a square.
if a figure is not a square, then it is not a rectangle.
if a figure is not a rectangle, then it is not a square.

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

The contrapositive of a statement "If \(p\), then \(q\)" is "If not \(q\), then not \(p\)". The original statement "All squares are rectangles" can be rewritten as "If a figure is a square (\(p\)), then it is a rectangle (\(q\))".

Answer:

If a figure is not a rectangle, then it is not a square.