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Inductive/Deductive Reasoning
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Inductive Reasoning: the process of finding a general principal based upon the evidence of many specific instances.
1) Observe the data2) recognize the patterns3) make generalization from observations
4) check with more examples to confirm or refute conjecture
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n = n = n = n =
Regions = Regions = Regions = Regions =
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Deductive Reasoning:
the process of reasoning from accepted statements to a conclusion
to reason from known facts
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Prove that the sum of the angles of any quadrilateral is 360
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A
CD
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A
CD
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Exercise 45
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