Patterns and Inductive Reasoning
Conditional Statements
Biconditionals and Definitions
Law of Syllogism or Detachment
Proofs
100

The next two terms in the sequence of 1,3,5,8,11,15,19,24, ______, _______

What is 29, 35

100

Identify the hypothesis and conclusion of the following conditional statement.

If the sidewalks are wet, then it has been raining.

What is the sidewalks are wet and it has been raining

100

Determine whether the following can be written as a biconditional..justify the answer 

If two line intersect to form adjacent congruent angles, then the lines are perpendicular.

What is the conditional and converse are true therefore it can be written as a biconditional

100

Make a conclusion if possible...state which law was used

If cats prowl, mice will scatter. Mice are scattering

What is cannot conclude, mice could be scattering for another reason.

100

What property justifies the statement AB is congruent to AB

What is Reflexive Property of Congruency

200

The next term in the sequence of 

1/2, 2/6,3/18,4/54, ____

What is 5/162

200

Determine if the conditional statement is true or false..if false provide a counter example 

If the figure has four congruent angles, then the figure is a square.

What is a rectangle

200

The biconditional of the following statement is... 

If a number is a terminating decimal then it contains a finite number of digits.

What is a number is a terminating decimal iff it contains a finite number of digits

200

Make a conclusion if possible.

 To take Calculus, you must first take Algebra II. To take Algebra II, you must first take Algebra I.

What is To take Calculus you must first take Algebra I

200

Solve the equation 2y + 1 = 5. Write a justification for each step.

What is see teacher


300

A counter example for the following statement: 

The sum of two integers is always positive.

What is -13 + 2

300

Write the converse of the following conditional: 

If the temperature outside is below freezing, then ice can form on the sidewalks.

What is ..If ice can form on the sidewalks, then the temperature outside is below freezing.

300

What does iff stand for:

What is if and only if

300

Make a conclusion if possible, state the law used. 

If you pass the road test then you will get your driver's license. Samantha passed the road test.

What is Samantha will get her driver's license..law of detachment

300

Identify the property that  justifies the statement

m<1=m<2, and m<2=m<3. So m<1=m<3

What is transitive property of equality

400

Double Jeopardy.......

Find the sum of the first 10 consecutive whole numbers....

What is 55

400

Write the contrapositive of the following conditional: 

If the shoe fits, then you can wear it.

What is If you can't wear it, then the shoe does not fit.

400

Explain whether the following definition is a good definition 

Opposite rays are two rays that share the same endpoint

What is not a biconditional...converse is true but converse is not.

400

Double Jeopardy...Is the following valid by Law of Syllogism

Given: If a number is divisible by 4, then it is divisible by 2. If a number is even, then it is divisible by 2.

Conjecture: If a number is divisible by 4, then it is even.

What is not valid

400

The equation C=$5.75 + $0.89m relates the number of movie rentals m to the monthly cost C of a movie club membership. How many movies did Elias rent this month if his membership cost $11.98? Solve the equation for m and justify each step.

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500

Provide a counterexample for:

All states in the United States share a border with another state.

What is Hawaii or Alaska?

500

Given the following conditional: If it is snowing then it is cloudy.... 

The following statement is the converse, inverse, or contrapositive.... 

If it is not snowing then it is not cloudy.

What is converse

500

Determine if the biconditional is true...If not find a counterexample:

A triangle is a right triangle iff it has two acute angles.

What is false, two angles can be acute and the third angle may not be 90 degrees

500

Draw a conclusion from the given information.

Given: If a team play in the finals, then they won 10 games. If a team travels to Boston, then they play in the finals. The Ravens won 10 games.

What is the Ravens will travel to Boston.

500

double jeopardy see page 107 #11

What is 1) segment add. post. 

2) substitution (1) 

3) subt. prop. of = 

4) add prop of = 

5) div. prop of =

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