CET Karnataka Engineering CET - Karnataka Engineering Solved Paper-2007

  • question_answer
    The negation of the proposition "If 2 is prime, then 3 is odd" is

    A)  if 2 is not prime, then 3 is not odd

    B)  2 is prime and 3 is. not odd

    C)  2 is not prime and 3 is odd

    D)  if 2 is not prime, then 3 is odd

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Let \[p=2\] is prime                      \[q=3\] is odd \[p\to q=2\] is prime, then 3 is odd. Negation of \[p\to q\] is \[\tilde{\ }(p\to q)\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[p\wedge \tilde{\ }q\] \[\Rightarrow \]               2 is prime and 3 is not odd.


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