1.   The Law of Detachment and other laws of logic can be used to provide a system for reaching logical conclusions, called _____________.
    A. deductive reasoning B. inductive reasoning
    C. detachment reasoning D. reasonable doubt
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  2.   Find the number of different segments formed by 8 collinear points.
    A. 27 B. 36
    C. 28 D. 21
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  3.   Which statement follows from (1) and (2) by the Law of Syllogism?

(1) If two angles form a linear pair, then they are supplementary.

(2) If two angles are supplementary, then the sum of their measures is 180.

    A. A linear pair is formed by supplementary angles.
    B. The sum of the measures of the angles in a linear pair is 180.
    C. Supplementary angles form a linear pair.
    D. The measures of supplementary angles add up to 180.
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  4.   Using the following true conditional and hypothesis, which statement would follow from the Law of Detachment?A square has four right angles. WXYZ is a square.
    A. If WXYZ has four right angles, then it is a square.
    B. If WXYZ is not a square, then it has four right angles.
    C. If WXYZ is not a square, then it does not have four right angles.
    D. WXYZ has four right angles.
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  5.   Which law is similar to the Transitive Property?
    A. Law of Detachment B. Law of Conditional
    C. Law of Syllogism D. Law of Deductive Reasoning
    Hint



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