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To find: the first sentence of an indirect proof of the statement shown.
Answer to Problem 4CE
The first sentence to be used to write this proof is:
Assume that
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Calculation:
Consider the following statement:
Write out the first sentence of an indirect proof of this statement.
Start of an indirect proof by assuming temporarily that the given conclusion is not true.
Hence, in this case, the first sentence to be used to write this proof is:
Assume that
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