Big Ideas Math Integrated I, 2016
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2. Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
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Exercise 36 Page 457

Is it a guarantee that each day you get school before your friend?

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Let's first determine the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning.

  • Inductive reasoning means we find a pattern to prove something
  • Deductive reasoning requires us to prove something by facts and definitions.

It is not a guarantee that you arrive before your friend every day which means this is a pattern rather than a fact. Therefore, we are using inductive reasoning.