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The second statement is the ______ of the first. X=y, צר=Xר, Inverse

a) Reciprocal
b) Exponent
c) Opposite
d) Converse

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Final answer:

The question asks to identify the logical relationship between two statements, and the correct answer is 'converse'. Logic in mathematics often involves understanding the relationships like directly and inversely proportional, but in this case, it is about the swapping of hypothesis and conclusion in conditional statements.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is asking for the logical relationship between two mathematical statements. Given the original statement X = Y, and the second statement צר = Xר (which seems to be a typo), the relationship needs to be identified as one of the listed options. The correct term for a statement that switches the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement is the converse. If the first statement is 'If X, then Y', then the converse would be 'If Y, then X'. This does not exactly match the options given, as the second statement seems to involve a typo or incorrect symbols; however, the closest term that fits the context of logical relationships in the provided options is 'converse'.

It's important to understand different types of logical relationships such as directly proportional and inversely proportional. For directly proportional relationships, as one variable increases, the other also increases. Conversely, inversely proportional relationships indicate that as one variable increases, the other decreases. These relationships have specific representations in equations and on graphs, with directly proportional variables producing a straight line through the origin, and inversely proportional variables creating a curve that never cuts the axis.

In this context, 'inverse' could also refer to mathematical operations that 'undo' each other, such as subtraction being the inverse of addition, or division being the inverse of multiplication. However, the options provided are specific to logical statements rather than mathematical operations.

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