Question

Determine if the conditional is true or false. If it is false, find a counterexample.

If an angle is acute, then it measures 80 degrees.
A) The conditional is false. An angle that measures 120 degrees is also acute.
B) The conditional is true
C) The conditional is false. An angle that measures 75 degrees is also acute
D) The conditional is false. An angle can be added to the 80-degree angle to make it not acute

Answer 1

The conditional is false. An angle that measures 120 degrees is also acute. Hence the correct answer is option A

Step-by-step explanation:

The conditional statement given is:

If an angle is acute, then it measures 80 degrees.

To determine if the conditional is true or false, we need to evaluate if all acute angles measure exactly 80 degrees.

Option A states that the conditional is false and provides a counterexample. It states that an angle measuring 120 degrees is also acute, which contradicts the given statement.

Therefore, the correct answer is A) The conditional is false. An angle that measures 120 degrees is also acute.