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The converse of the statement

“If x > y, then x + a > y + a” is

A conditional statement is not logically equivalent to its converse.

Since,


p: x>y


q: x+a > y+a


Therefore,


p→ q


Converse of the above statement is q→ p is


Therefore, if x+a >y+a then x>y

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