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Problem 38

AMC 10/12, early questions
Algebra Difficulty 3.1 Find the answer

Among the following propositions, the true ones are:
① The negation of "If x2+y20x^2+y^2 \neq 0, then neither xx nor yy is zero";
② The converse of "All isosceles triangles are similar";
③ The contrapositive of "If m>1m > 1, then the solution set of the inequality x2+2x+m>0x^2+2x+m > 0 is R\mathbb{R}".

Pick one

Official solution

① The negation of "If x2+y20x^2+y^2 \neq 0, then neither xx nor yy is zero" is:
"If x2+y2=0x^2+y^2 = 0, then both xx and yy are zero", which is a true statement;
② The converse of "All isosceles triangles are similar" is:
"All similar triangles are isosceles triangles", which is a false statement;
③ For "If m>1m > 1, then the solution set of the inequality x2+2x+m>0x^2+2x+m > 0 is R\mathbb{R}",
since m>1m > 1, then Δ=44m1\Delta = 4-4m 1, then the solution set of the inequality x2+2x+m>0x^2+2x+m > 0 is R\mathbb{R}" is a true statement,
therefore, the contrapositive of "If m>1m > 1, then the solution set of the inequality x2+2x+m>0x^2+2x+m > 0 is R\mathbb{R}" is also a true statement.
Hence, the correct choice is B\boxed{B}.

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