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If all elements of an infinite set A are natural numbers then there exists the smallest element in this set. Which of the following is equivalent to the statement above. If there is the smallest element in this set. then not all elements of a set A are not natural numbers

A. If all elements of an infinite set A are complex numbers then there exists the smallest element in this set.
B. If all elements of an infinite set A are natural numbers then the smallest element in this set may not exists.
C. If there is the smallest element in this set. then not all elements of a set A are natural numbers.
D. If some elements of an infinite set A are natural numbers then the smallest element in this set is zero.
E. If some elements of an infinite set A are natural numbers then there exists the smallest element in this set.
F. If there is no the smallest element in this set. then not all elements of a set A are natural numbers.
G. If there exists the smallest element in this set. then all elements of a set A are natural numbers

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Final answer:

The equivalent statement to 'If all elements of an infinite set A are natural numbers then there exists the smallest element in this set' is 'If there is the smallest element in this set, then not all elements of a set A are natural numbers', which is reflected in option C.

Step-by-step explanation:

If all elements of an infinite set A are natural numbers, then there necessarily exists the smallest element in this set. This statement is based on the well-defined properties of natural numbers, which start from 1 and continue indefinitely in a discrete manner. The statement we are examining is logically equivalent to: "If there exists the smallest element in this set, then not all elements of a set A are natural numbers." In other words, acknowledging the existence of a minimum means that the set can't be composed entirely of items that are not natural numbers, as not natural numbers include irrationals, negatives, and complex numbers, which do not have a clear smallest element due to their defined properties.

Option C appears to best reflect this notion: If there is the smallest element in this set, then not all elements of a set A are natural numbers. This choice mirrors the logical structure of the original statement by using the presence of a minimum to refute the situation where no elements are natural numbers.

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