Reasoning And Proof Flashcards
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An if-then term
Conditional
A single true statement that combines a true conditional and it’s true converse.
Biconditional
The part p following if
Hypothesis
The part q following then
Conclusion
Is a conclusion you reach using inductive reasoning
Conjecture
Negate both the hypothesis and the conclusion of the converse.
Contrapositive
Exchange the hypothesis and the conclusion
Converse
Negate both the hypothesis and the conclusion of the conditional
Inverse
A statement p is the opposite of the statement
Negation
Sometimes called logical reasoning is the process of reasoning logically from given statements or facts to a conclusion
Deductive reasoning
Is a conjecture or statement that you prove true
Theorem
Is reasoning based on patterns you observe.
Inductive reasoning
A segment is a line,segment,or Ray that is perpendicular to the segment at its midpoint
Perpendicular bisector