Question

Write the following statement as a conditional statement.

Stars have ten vertices.

a. If a figure has ten vertices, then it is a star.
b. A figure is a star, if and only if, it has ten vertices.
c. Star are figures with ten vertices.
d. If a figure is a star, then it has ten vertices.

Answer 1

Correct choice is D

Explanation:

A conditional statement, symbolized by
`p\Rightarrow q,` is an if-then statement in which p is a hypothesis and q is a conclusion.

Given statement: "Stars have ten vertices", consider statements:

p="A figure is a star",

q="A figure has 10 vertices".

Then the conditional statement
`p\Rightarrow q` sounds as "If a figure is a star, then it has ten vertices."