Inductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Counterexample:

Used to prove a conjecture false

Deductive vs Inductive

Multiple Choice

How many cubes would be in the 10th figure?

• 18
• 16
• 17
• 41

Multiple Choice

Find the next term in the sequence:
A, D, G, J, _____

• L
• M
• P
• K

Multiple Choice

Which number is a counterexample to the following statement? : 
All numbers that are divisible by 2 are divisible by 4

• 0
• 12
• 28
• 42

Multiple Choice

What is a conjecture?

• A statement believed to be true based on observations.
• An example which disproves an hypothesis.
• the performance of tricks that are seemingly magical

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a counterexample to the following conjecture? If  $x^2\ =\ 4$ , then x = 2

• x = 4

• x = -2

• x = 2

• x = -4