1. Determine whether each statement uses 3.
Use the Law of Syllogism to draw a
inductive or deductive reasoning. conclusion.
a. All equilateral triangles have equal a. If a number is divisible by 8, then it is
sides. divisible by 4.
Triangle ABC is equilateral. If a number is divisible by 4, then it is
Therefore, triangle ABC has equal even.
sides.
b. If two angles are complementary, their
b. The sequence 5, 10, 15, 20 increases sum is 90°.
by 5 each term. A student predicts that If two angles sum to 90°, they form a
the next term is 25. right angle.
c. Every tested multiple of 9 has digits c. If a figure is a square, then it is a
summing to a multiple of 9. Therefore, rectangle.
all multiples of 9 have this property. If a figure is a rectangle, then it is a
quadrilateral.
d. If two angels are vertical angles, then
they are congruent. 4. For each conditional statement, write the
∠1 and ∠2 are vertical angles. converse, inverse, contrapositive, and
Therefore, they are congruent. biconditional statement and determine
whether the biconditional is true or false. If
e. A basketball player scored in the last 8 false, give a counterexample.
games. The coach predicts the player a. If a point is the midpoint of a segment,
will score in the next game. then it divides the segment into two
congruent parts.
f. All rectangles have four right angles
Figure A is a rectangle. b. If a quadrilateral is a rhombus, then it
Therefore, Figure A has four right is a square.
angles.
c. If two angles are perpendicular, then
g. If parallel lines are cut by a they intersect.
transversal, corresponding angles are
congruent. d. If a number is an integer, then it is
Lines l and m are parallel. rational.
Therefore, corresponding angles are
congruent. ENRICHMENT PROBLEMS
1. Prove or disprove: If an integer is odd, then its
2. Use the Law of Detachment to draw a square is odd.
conclusion.
a. If an angle is acute, then it measures 2. Determine whether the following statements
less than 90°. are logically equivalent.
∠A is acute. Statement 1: If a figure is a square then it is a
rectangle.
b. If a number is divisible by 10, then it Statement 2: If a figure is not a rectangle, then
ends in 0. it is not a square.
70 is divisible by 10.
3. Is this statement true: If a quadrilateral has
c. If two lines are perpendicular, then congruent diagonals, then it is a square.
they intersect at right angles.
Lines l and m are perpendicular. 4. Consider: “If two lines are parallel, then the
corresponding angles are congruent.”
Determine whether its converse, inverse, and
contrapositive is/are true or false.