It seems that the contrapositive of a true statement is true. Consider the following:
- $A,B,C,K\in \mathbb{N}$
- $\exists A,B,C: A^K+B^K=C^K→K≤2$
- Take the contrapositive: $$K>2→∀A,B,C:A^K+B^K<C^K∨A^K+B^K>C^K$$
However, can the contrapositive of a true statement be false? I ask because of the following:
- $A,B,C,D,K\in \mathbb{N}$
- $\exists A,B,C,D: A^K+B^K+C^K=D^K→K≤2$
- Take the contrapositive: $$K>2→∀A,B,C,D:A^K+B^K+C^K<D^K∨A^K+B^K+C^K>D^K$$ But this seems false due to the existence of Plato’s Number.
Another example where the contrapositive of a true statement seems false is the following:
- $A,B,C,K\in \mathbb{N}$
- $\exists A,B,C: A^K+B^K=C^K→K≤1$
- Take the contrapositive: $$K>1→A^K+B^K<C^K∨ A^K+B^K>C^K$$ But this seems false too.