1.
Looking at several specific situations to arrive at an educated guess is called __________.
A.
deductive reasoning
B.
guessing
C.
a conjecture
D.
inductive reasoning
Hint
2.
In the figure,
ABCD
is a square. Which of the following is a valid conjecture about points
A
,
B
,
C
, and
D
?
A.
AB
+
CD
= 12
B.
None of the statements are valid conjectures.
C.
AB
=
BD
D.
AB
=
CD
Hint
3.
Refer to the figure. If
G
is the midpoint of
, which conjecture is true?
A.
is exactly 5 feet long.
B.
None of the statements are true.
C.
intersects
at exactly two points.
D.
Hint
4.
Make a conjecture based on the following information.
M
is obtuse.
A.
m
M
is not 180
B.
M
is straight
C.
m
M
= 30
D.
M
is acute
Hint
5.
A certain basketball team had 7 wins and 12 losses in a season. Which is a valid conjecture based on this information?
A.
The team won their last 5 games.
B.
The team was undefeated.
C.
The team finished 5th in their conference.
D.
The team played 19 games..
Hint