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Identify the hypothesis of the conditional statement.

If a figure is a square, then it has four congruent sides.


It has four congruent sides.


A figure is a square.

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Answer:

A) If a figure is a square, Then it has Four congruent sides

Explanation:


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Answer: A figure is a square.

Explanation:

We know that a conditional statement "if p then q" is a logical statement that is broken down into two parts, one is hypothesis i.e. 'p' and the other is conclusion i.e. 'q'.

The given conditional statement : "If a figure is a square, then it has four congruent sides."

By the definition of conditional statement , the hypothesis and the conclusion in the given conditional statement

Hypothesis :
p=\text{A figure is a square}

Conclusion :
q=\text{ it has four congruent sides}

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