1.1: Patterns & Inductive Reasoning

Question 1

reasoning that is based on patterns you observe. If you observe a pattern in a sequence, you can use inductive reasoning to tell what the next terms in the sequence will be.

Answer 1

Inductive reasoning

Question 2

A conclusion you reach using inductive reasoning is called

Answer 2

Conjecture

Question 3

Not all conjectures turn out to be true. You can prove that a conjecture is false by finding one counterexample. A counterexample to a conjecture is an example for which the conjecture is incorrect.

Answer 3

counterexample