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Question
Write the converse, inverse, and contrapositive of the following implication.
If a quadrilateral is a square then it is a rectangle
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Solution
Converse: If a quadrilateral is a rectangle then it is a square.
Inverse: If a quadrilateral is not a square then it is not a rectangle.
Contrapositive: If a quadrilateral is not a rectangle then it is not a square.
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