2.1-2.4 Extra Practice

Inductive Reasoning means...

• Guessing
• Testing and observing patterns to make conjectures
• Explaining why
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Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Deductive reasoning is:

• Based on observations

• Based on known/established facts/evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.K.1D

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

Used to prove that a conjecture is false.

• Counterexample
• Inductive Reasoning
• Concluding statement
• Conjecture

All chickens that we have seen have been brown; so, all chickens are brown. 

• Deductive
• Inductive

Obtuse angles are greater than 90 degrees.  This angle is 110 degrees, so it is obtuse. 

• Deductive
• Inductive

Tags

CCSS.4.G.A.1

All observed houses on South Street have roofs that are falling apart.  Sherry lives on South Street.  Her roof is falling apart. 

• Deductive
• Inductive

Does the following illustrate inductive or deductive reasoning?
For the last three days you have not seen any rain in Bakersfield. You conclude it
never rains in Bakersfield.

• deductive
• inductive 

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

• L
• M
• P
• K

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Using the statements:
If it is Friday, then I will get paid.
It is Friday.
What is the conclusion?

• It is not Friday
• It is Friday
• I will not get paid
• I will get paid

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.6