Concept explainers
To state: The converse of statement and state whether it is true or false
Answer to Problem 17WE
The statement is true.
The converse of the given statement is false
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The given statement is:
"If
"If
It is known that
Here,
Thus,
Therefore, the statement is true.
Consider
The converse is of the form "if
Therefore, the converse of the given statement is
If
If
That is
Therefore, the converse of the given statement is false.
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