JEE Main · 2014 · 06 Apr 2014 · Offline · Mathematical Reasoning *

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The statement is
  1. (A)equivalent to ✓ Correct
  2. (B)equivalent to
  3. (C)a tautology
  4. (D)a fallacy

Answer: (A)

Solution

Look at when is true. The biconditional holds when and carry the same truth value, so its negation is true exactly when and differ, which is to say when and agree. But that is precisely the condition for . So is equivalent to .

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