Write the Contrapositive of the Statement

question 46

Multiple Choice

Write the contrapositive of the statement. Then use the contrapositive to determine whether to conditional statement is true or false.
-If a line does not intersect a circle in more than one point; then the line is tangent to the circle.

• A) If a line is tangent to a circle, then the line does not intersect the circle in more than one point. true
• B) If a line is tangent to a circle, then the line intersects the circle in more than one point. false
• C) If a line is not tangent to a circle, then the line intersects the circle in more than one point. true
• D) If a line is not tangent to a circle, then the line intersects the circle in more than one point. false

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