Inductive & Deductive Reasoning Postulates & Diagrams 2.2 & 2.3 Inductive & Deductive Reasoning Postulates & Diagrams
What we will learn Use inductive reasoning Use deductive reasoning Identify postulates using diagrams
Example 1 Describing a Visual Pattern
Example 2 Describing a Visual Pattern Sketch the next figure in the pattern
Example 3 Finding a Counterexample A student makes the following conjecture about the sum of two numbers. Find a counterexample to disprove the student’s conjecture. CONJECTURE: The sum of two numbers is always more than the greater number
Example 4 Comparing Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
Example 4 Comparing Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
Example 5 Identifying a Postulate Using a Diagram
Example 5 Identifying a Postulate Using a Diagram