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The process of using facts, rules, definitions, or properties in logical order to reach a conclusion is called |
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deductive reasoning |
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detachment reasoning |
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conjecturing |
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inductive reasoning |
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Which law states that if  and  are true conditionals, then  is also true? |
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Law of Syllogism |
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Law of Deductive Reasoning |
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Law of Detachment |
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Law of Conditionals |
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The ______ states that if is a true conditional and p is true, then q is true. |
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Law of Detachment |
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Law of Conditionals |
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Law of Deductive Reasoning |
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Law of Syllogism |
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Which statement follows from statements (1) and (2) by the Law of Detachment? (1) If a triangle is an obtuse triangle, then the measure of one of the angles is greater than 90 but less than 180.
(2)  is an obtuse triangle. |
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no valid conclusion |
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Which statement follows from statements (1) and (2) by the Law of Syllogism?
(1) If two adjacent angles form a linear pair, then the sum of the measures of the angles is 180.
(2) If the sum of the measures of two angles is 180, then the angles are supplementary. |
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If two adjacent angles form a linear pair, then the angles are supplementary. |
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If the sum of the measures of two angles is 180, then the angles form a linear pair. |
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If two adjacent angles form a linear pair, then the sum of the measures of the angles is 180. |
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If two angles are supplementary, then the sum of the measures of the angles is 180. |
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