Question

What is the hypothesis in the following conditional statement?
"If a polygon has three sides, then it is a triangle."
A. It is a triangle.
B. It is not a triangle.
C. A polygon has three sides.
D. A polygon does not have three sides.

Answer 1

the answer is C. a polygon has three sides :)

Answer 2

Answer:

C: A polygon has three sides.

Explanation:

 The hypothesis in the statement "If a polygon has three sides, then it is a triangle." (If/then) is "a polygon has three sides"  because  it is in the clause of condition, that presents  a possible condition (If ), which leads to the result presented in the main clause (then ). Hypothesis is an idea suggested as a possible way of explaining a situation.