True or false? in the body of an indirect proof, you must show that the assumption leads to a contradiction. a. true b. false

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Emely Woodward

20 October, 05:34

True or false? in the body of an indirect proof, you must show that the assumption leads to a contradiction. a. true b. false

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Donte · Answer 1

True.

You assume the opposite of what you want to proof and if you get a contradiction it implies that the assumption is false, therefore what you wanted to prove is true.