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For the following true conditional statement, write the converse. If the converse is also true, combine the statements as a biconditional. if x = 3,then x^2 = 9

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Original Statement: If x = 3, then x^2 = 9 (true)

Converse: If x^2 = 9, then x = 3 (false; this is half the story and x = -3 must be included)

Since the converse isn't completely true, we can't combine the two statements to get a biconditional.
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