Inverse of Conditional is Converse of Contrapositive
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Theorem
Let $p \implies q$ be a conditional.
Then the inverse of $p \implies q$ is the converse of its contrapositive.
Proof
The inverse of $p \implies q$ is:
- $\neg p \implies \neg q$
The contrapositive of $p \implies q$ is:
- $\neg q \implies \neg p$
The converse of $\neg q \implies \neg p$ is:
- $\neg p \implies \neg q$
The two are seen to be equal.
$\blacksquare$