Write the contrapositive and converse of the following statement:
'Something is cold implies that it has low temperature.'

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(N/A) Let $p$ be the statement 'Something is cold' and $q$ be the statement 'It has low temperature'.
The given statement is of the form $p \implies q$.
The contrapositive of $p \implies q$ is $\neg q \implies \neg p$.
Thus,the contrapositive is: 'If something does not have low temperature,then it is not cold.'
The converse of $p \implies q$ is $q \implies p$.
Thus,the converse is: 'If something has low temperature,then it is cold.'

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