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Looking at several specific situations to arrive at an educated guess is called __________. |
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inductive reasoning |
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guessing |
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deductive reasoning |
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a conjecture |
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Make a conjecture based on the following information. For points A, B, and C, AB = 2, BC = 3, and AC = 4. |
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A, B, and C are noncollinear. |
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A, B, and C form a right triangle. |
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A, B, and C are collinear. |
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A, B, and C form on equilateral triangle. |
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In the figure, ABCD is a square. Which of the following is a valid conjecture about points A, B, C, and D? |
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AB = BD |
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AB + CD = 12 |
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None of the statements are valid conjectures. |
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AB = CD |
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Marita always listens to her favorite radio station, an oldies station, when she drives her car. Every morning she listens to her radio on the way to school. On Monday, she turns on her car radio and it is playing country music. Which of the following is a valid conjecture for why her radio is playing different music? |
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All statements are valid conjectures. |
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A country music station bought out her favorite music station over the weekend. |
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Her favorite station has changed their morning program to include country music. |
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Someone used her car during the weekend and changed the station. |
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A certain basketball team had 7 wins and 12 losses in a season. Which is a valid conjecture based on this information? |
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The team was undefeated. |
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The team won their last 5 games. |
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The team finished 5th in their conference. |
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The team played 19 games.. |
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