1. Which of the following statements is true?
A.
Corollary is another term for theorem.
B.
A corollary is a unique proposition unrelated to any theorem or postulate.
C.
Corollary is another term for postulate.
D.
A corollary follows directly from a postulate or theorem.
2007-04-20 04:55:39 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
D
2007-04-20 04:58:09 · answer #1 · answered by hustolemyname 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
D. A corollary follows directly from a postulate or theorem, is true
2007-04-20 05:04:52 · answer #2 · answered by absentmindednik 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A corollary follows directly from a postulate or theorem.
Answer D. That's the definition of "corollary".
2007-04-20 05:17:37 · answer #3 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
D
A Corollary is a proposition that follows with little or no proof from one other theorem or definition. That is, proposition B is a corollary of a proposition A if B can be deduced quickly and easily from A.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corollary
2007-04-20 05:09:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The answer is D.
If you can prove a theorem and then easily deduce another proof from that proven theorem, then the second proof is called a corollary of the first theorem.
2007-04-20 05:14:31 · answer #5 · answered by ironduke8159 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
D.
A corollary follows directly from a postulate or theorem.
2007-04-20 04:59:18 · answer #6 · answered by Paco 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
D
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2007-04-20 05:17:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
D
2007-04-20 05:00:18 · answer #8 · answered by John E 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋