Write the negation of the following statement and check whether the resulting statement is true:
Australia is a continent.
Australia is a continent.
(N/A) The negation of the statement is:
It is false that Australia is a continent.
This can also be written as:
Australia is not a continent.
Since Australia is indeed a continent,the original statement is true,and therefore the negated statement is false.
It is false that Australia is a continent.
This can also be written as:
Australia is not a continent.
Since Australia is indeed a continent,the original statement is true,and therefore the negated statement is false.
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