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Given the statement:

“If two lines intersect, then the intersection is a point.”

What is the hypothesis

A. Points have intersection

B. Intersection happens at a point
C. Two lines intersect

D. Intersection is a point

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Answer: the correct option is

(C) Two lines intersect.

Step-by-step explanation: We are given the following conditional statement :

"If two lines intersect, then the intersection is a point."

We are to select the sentence that is the hypothesis of the given statement.

We know that

in the conditional statement, "if p, then q", p is the hypothesis and q is the conclusion.

Therefore, the hypothesis in the given conditional statement is

"Two lines intersect."

Thus, (C) is the correct option.

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