Question

Select the term that best describes the statement.

If a polygon has eight sides, then it is an octagon.

conjunction
disjunction
negation
conditional

Answer 1

conditional
if the polygon has 6 sides then it is a hexagon, is an example of condition sencece so the correct answer is conditional.

Answer 2

The term that best describes the given statement is given by the last option i.e.

Conditional .

Explanation:

We are given a statement:

If a polygon has eight sides, then it is an octagon.

We know that a conditional statement which is also known as the if-then statement is a statement where one part of it is a given condition or hypothesis and the second statement is a conclusion of the first statement.

It could also be symbolized as:

If p then q

where p is the hypothesis and q is the conclusion.

Hence, the term that describes this given statement is:

Conditional.