Download 4, -12, -36, -108, …and write the next three numbers

GEOMETRY: CHAPTER 1
Ch. 1.1 Use Inductive
Reasoning
Ex. 1
Describe the pattern in the numbers -4,
-12, -36, -108, …and write the next
three numbers in the pattern.
Ex. 1
Describe the pattern in the numbers -4,
-12, -36, -108, …and write the next
three numbers in the pattern.
Notice that each number in the pattern
is three times the previous number
-4, -12, -36, -108, -324, -972, -2916, …
So, the next three numbers in the pattern
are -324, -972, and -2916.
Ex. 2 Describe the pattern in the numbers
4.01, 4.03, 4.05, 4.07, …Write the next
three numbers in the pattern.
Ex. 2 (cont.) Describe the pattern in the
numbers 4.01, 4.03, 4.05, 4.07, …Write
the next three numbers in the pattern.
The numbers are increasing by 0.02. The
next 3 numbers are: 4.09, 4.11, 4.13.
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Inductive Reasoning
A conjecture is an unproven statement
that is based on observations.
You use inductive reasoning when you
find a pattern in specific cases and then
write a conjecture for the general case.
Ex. 3: Make and Test a Conjecture
Use the following sums of odd integers:
5 + 7 = 12, 1 + 3 = 4, 19 + 23 = 42
CONJECTURE: The sum of any two odd
integers is . . .
To show that this is true, I need to test the
conjecture with other examples.
43 + 33 = 76, 67 + 1=68, 25 + 7 = 32
Disproving Conjectures
To show that a conjecture is true, you
must show that it is true for all cases. You
can show that a conjecture is false,
however, by finding one counterexample.
A counterexample is a specific case
for which the conjecture is false.
Ex. 4. Find a counterexample.
A student makes the following
conjecture that the difference of two
numbers is always less than the
larger number.
Conjecture: the difference of two
numbers is always less than the
larger number.
Ex. 4 (Cont.) Solution
To find a counterexample, you need to find a
difference that is greater than the larger number.
7- (-5) = 12
12 > 7
The difference, 12, is greater than the larger number,
7.
Thus, the conjecture stating that “the difference of
two numbers is always less than the larger
number” is false.
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