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Looking at several specific situations to arrive at an educated guess is called __________. |
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a conjecture |
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deductive reasoning |
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guessing |
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inductive reasoning |
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Determine the contrapositive of the following if-then statement. If three points are noncollinear, then they form a triangle. |
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If three points do not form a triangle, then they are noncollinear. |
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If three points are not noncollinear, then they do not form a triangle. |
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If three points form a triangle, then they are noncollinear. |
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If three points do not form a triangle, then they are not noncollinear. |
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A ______________ is a diagram that can be used to illustrate a conditional. |
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tree diagram |
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Venn diagram |
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bar graph |
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flow chart |
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The Law of Detachment and other laws of logic can be used to provide a system for reaching logical conclusions, called _____________. |
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inductive reasoning |
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detachment reasoning |
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deductive reasoning |
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reasonable doubt |
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In the figure shown, is complementary to and is complementary to . Which statement is true if none of the measures of the angles equal 45? |
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is complementary to itself. |
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is complementary to . |
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If and are vertical angles and and find  |
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68 |
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72 |
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23 |
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43 |
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What three things are accepted as true without verification or proof? |
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conclusions, hypotheses, and postulates |
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definitions, postulates, and undefined terms. |
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definitions, theorems, and postulates |
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theorems, postulates, and undefined terms |
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Make a conjecture based on the following information. M is obtuse. |
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M is straight |
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m M is not 180 |
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M is acute |
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m M = 30 |
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What is a valid conclusion to the following hypothesis? If there are two points... |
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There is one line containing both points. |
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There are two lines containing both points. |
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There are an infinite number of lines containing both points. |
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There are no lines containing both points. |
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''If two angles are vertical, then they are congruent.'' is a true conditional, and 1 and 2 are vertical. Which is not true based on the Law of Detachment? |
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Both 1 and 2 are obtuse. |
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1 and 2 are congruent. |
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1 and 2 are not congruent. |
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1 and 2 both have a measure of 45. |
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The starting point of a proof is the _____ of the conditional and the end is the _____ of the conditional. |
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hypothesis, conclusion |
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statement, reason |
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conclusion, hypothesis |
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conjecture, justification |
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Name the property that justifies the statement. ''If 2x = 12, then x = 6''. |
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Division Property (=) |
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Transitive Property (=) |
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Multiplication Property (=) |
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Symmetric Property |
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For the proof shown, provide the reason for part d. |
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Definition of Addition |
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Symmetric Property (=) |
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Definition of congruent segments |
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Definition of a line |
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What three properties hold true for congruence of segments? |
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reflexive, multiplication, and division |
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reflexive, symmetric, and transitive |
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reflexive, symmetric, and substitution |
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addition, subtraction, and multiplication |
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A __________ is a compound statement formed by joining two or more statements with the word and. |
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truth value |
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negation |
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conjunction |
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disjunction |
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If and lie in plane P. Which of the following postulates can be used to show that lies in plane P? |
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A plane contains at least three points not on the same line. |
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If two planes intersect, then their intersection is a line. |
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Through any two points, there is exactly one line. |
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If two points lie in a plane, then the entire line containing those points lies in that plane. |
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