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Consider the following two statements:
$$P$$: If 7 is an odd number, then 7 is divisible by 2.
$$Q$$: If 7 is a prime number, then 7 is an odd number.
If $$V_1$$ is the truth value of the contrapositive of $$P$$ and $$V_2$$ is the truth value of contrapositive of $$Q$$, then the ordered pair $$(V_1, V_2)$$ equals
First, we recall the standard logical rule: for any implication of the form $$A \rightarrow B$$ the contrapositive is the statement $$\lnot B \rightarrow \lnot A$$ and both have exactly the same truth value. We will apply this rule separately to the two given statements $$P$$ and $$Q$$, and then determine the ordered pair of their truth values.
We have the statement $$P$$:
$$P:\qquad$$ If $$7$$ is an odd number, then $$7$$ is divisible by $$2.$$
For $$P$$ the antecedent (the “if” part) is
$$A:\;7\text{ is an odd number},$$
and the consequent (the “then” part) is
$$B:\;7\text{ is divisible by }2.$$
Using the contrapositive rule, the contrapositive of $$P$$ is
$$\lnot B \rightarrow \lnot A.$$
Writing it out in words:
If $$7$$ is \emph{not $$divisible by }2,$$ then $$7$$ is \emph{not $$an odd number}.$$
Now, we determine the truth value of this contrapositive:
• The statement “7 is not divisible by 2” is true because 7 divided by 2 does not give an integer quotient.
• The statement “7 is not an odd number” is false because 7 is indeed odd.
In a conditional $$X \rightarrow Y,$$ if the antecedent $$X$$ is true and the consequent $$Y$$ is false, the whole conditional is false. Therefore, the contrapositive of $$P$$ is false. We denote this by
$$V_1 = F.$$
Next, we analyze the statement $$Q$$:
$$Q:\qquad$$ If $$7$$ is a prime number, then $$7$$ is an odd number $$.$$
Here, the antecedent is
$$C:\;7\text{ is a prime number},$$
and the consequent is
$$D:\;7\text{ is an odd number}.$$
The contrapositive of $$Q$$ is
$$\lnot D \rightarrow \lnot C,$$
that is,
If $$7$$ is \emph{not $$an odd number, then }7$$ is \emph{not $$a prime number}.$$
We check its truth value:
• The antecedent “7 is not an odd number” is false because 7 is odd.
• In material implication, whenever the antecedent is false, the entire conditional statement is automatically true, regardless of the consequent.
Hence the contrapositive of $$Q$$ is true, and we write
$$V_2 = T.$$
Collecting the two truth values, we obtain the ordered pair
$$(V_1, V_2) = (F, T).$$
This matches Option A.
Hence, the correct answer is Option A.
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