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Proof by contradiction establishes the truth of a proposition by assuming it is false, then showing this leads to a logical contradiction. It has three steps: 1) assume the proposition P is false, making its negation ~P true; 2) show ~P implies two mutually exclusive statements Q and ~Q; 3) since Q and ~Q cannot both be true, the assumption that P is false must be wrong, so P must be true. This method relies on the law of noncontradiction that a statement cannot be both true and false. It is used to prove c

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Dhiyanti War Htp

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