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Exercise 9 Page 327

Use the formal definition of a contrapositive.

C

We are asked to identify the contrapositive of the following conditional statement. If a triangle has one obtuse angle, then it is an obtuse triangle.

Let's first identify the hypothesis and the conclusion of this conditional. Hypothesis( p):& A triangle has one obtuse angle. Conclusion( q):& The triangle is obtuse. The contrapositive of p→ q is ~ q→ ~ p. We need to use the negation of both the hypothesis and the conclusion to form the contrapositive. If a triangle is not obtuse, then it does not have one obtuse angle. Thus, option C is the correct answer.