1.   What is a conjecture?
    A. a ''shot in the dark'' guess that has been proved
    B. an educated guess that hasn't been proved yet
    C. a ''shot in the dark'' guess that hasn't been proved yet
    D. an educated guess that has been proved
    Hint

  2.   What are the second differences in the y-values?
   
    A. 0 B. 1
    C. –1 D. 2
    Hint

  3.   What is true of the second differences for the equation x2 – 6x + 12?
    A. they decrease by 1
    B. they increase by 12
    C. they increase by 1
    D. they are constant
    Hint

  4.   What type of relationship does the equation have if its second differences are constant?
    A. cubic B. constant
    C. linear D. quadratic
    Hint

  5.   Find the values for m and n which the conjecture (m – n)2 = m2 – n2 is false.
    A. m = 1, n = 1 B. m = –2, n = 0
    C. m = 1, n = 0 D. m = 1, n = 2
    Hint



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