Question 12 Marks
Write the negation of the following statement.
"Set $A$ and $B$ are equal if and only if $A \leq B$ and $B \leq A$ "
"Set $A$ and $B$ are equal if and only if $A \leq B$ and $B \leq A$ "
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View full question & answer→Let $p:$ Set $A$ and $B$ are equal
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q: A \leq B \text { and } B \leq A
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We know that,$
\sim(p \Leftrightarrow q)=(p \wedge \sim q) \vee(q \wedge \sim p)
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The negation of the given statement is :
Either $A=B$ and $(A \leq B$ or $B \leq A)$ OR $(A \leq B$ and $B \leq A)$ and $A \neq B$
$
q: A \leq B \text { and } B \leq A
$
We know that,$
\sim(p \Leftrightarrow q)=(p \wedge \sim q) \vee(q \wedge \sim p)
$
The negation of the given statement is :
Either $A=B$ and $(A \leq B$ or $B \leq A)$ OR $(A \leq B$ and $B \leq A)$ and $A \neq B$