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Conditional statement: If a number does not a perfect square, then the number is a whole number.
\Hypothesis: a number does not a perfect square.
\Conclusion: the number is a whole number.
\The statement is false. The number ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=278a6565675ab22f77bf55941add4851.png\")
is a counterexample, because ![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=278a6565675ab22f77bf55941add4851.png\")
does not a perfect square number but it does not a whole number.![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/userfiles/image/steps_images/solution.JPG\")
Conditional statement: If a number does not a perfect square, then the number is a whole number and the statement is false.