Question

What is the goal of a proof by contradiction?

Answer 1

Answer: C

Step-by-step explanation: Your statement is wrong and you continue to answer it until you the result is a contradiction.

Answer 2

Answer:

B. The contradiction of the statement is proven false, so the original

statement is therefore proven true.

Step-by-step explanation:

We assume the opposite and then get to a point where we get a false statement.   That proves that the the opposite of the opposite ( what we originally wanted to prove) is true.