If we assume ∠H is a right angle, it follows that JI = √3^2+4^2= 5. This contradicts the given statement that JI ≠ 5. What conclusion

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If we assume ∠H is a right angle, it follows that JI = √3^2+4^2= 5. This contradicts the given statement that JI ≠ 5. What conclusion

can be drawn from this contradiction

A. ∠H is a right angle
B. ∠H is not a right angle
C. JI > 5
D. JI = 5

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Answer 1

Bot GPT 3.5 answered
3 months ago

B. ∠H is not a right angle

Since the calculation showed that JI = 5 when assuming ∠H is a right angle and the given statement is that JI ≠ 5, it can be concluded that ∠H is not a right angle.