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Write the contrapositive and converse of the following statements:

1. If x is a prime number, then x is odd. 

2. If the two lines are parallel, then they do not intersect in the same plane. 

3. Something is cold implies that it has low temperature.

4. You cannot comprehend geometry if you do not know how to reason deductively. 

5. x is an even number implies that x is divisible by 4.

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1. Here p: x is a prime number. 

q: x is odd. 

Now, ~ p: x is not a prime number. 

~ q: x is not odd. 

The contrapositive statement is: 

If x is not odd x is not a prime number. 

The converse statement is: 

If x is an odd, then x is a prime number. 

2. Here p: Two lines are parallel. 

q: They do not intersect in the same plane. 

Now, ~ p: Two lines are not parallel. 

~ q: They intersect in the same plane. 

The contrapositive statement is: 

If two intersect in the same plane then they are not parallel.

The converse statement is: 

If the two lines do not intersect in the same plane, then they are parallel.

3. Here p: Something is cold. 

q: It has low temperature. 

Now, ~ p: Something is not cold. 

~ q: It does not have low temperature. 

The contrapositive statement is: 

If something does not have low temperature then it is not cold. 

The converse statement is: 

If something has low temperature then it is cold. 

4. Here p: You cannot comprehend geometry. 

q: You do not know how to reason deductively. 

Now, ~ p: You can comprehend geometry. 

~ q: You know how to reason deductively.

The contrapositive statement is: 

If you know how to reason deductively, 

then you can comprehend geometry. 

The converse statement is: 

If you do not know how to reason deductively then you cannot comprehend geometry. 

5. Here p: x is an even number. 

q: x is divisible by 4. 

Now, ~ p: x is not an even number. 

~ q: x is not divisible by 4. 

The contrapositive statement is: 

If x is not divisible by 4 then x is not an even number. 

The converse statement is: 

If x is divisible by 4 then x is an even number.

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