Maths Class 11 Chapter 14. Mathematical reasoning | Page 8

Validating Statements( if and only if) In order to prove the statement“ p if and only if q”, we need to show.
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If p is true, then q is true and If q is true, then p is true
Validate by contradiction We assume that p is not true i. e. ∼p is true. Then, we arrive at some result which contradicts our assumption. Therefore, we conclude that p is true.