Concept explainers
To state: The converse of statement and state whether it is true or false
Answer to Problem 20WE
The statement is true.
The converse of the given statement is false
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The given statement is:
"If
"If
Here
That is,
Therefore, the statement is true.
Consider
The converse is of the form "if
Therefore, the converse of the given statement is;
If
Here,
Then,
That is, may be any value between
Therefore, the converse of the given statement is false.
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