Exercise 4.

2 Inductive Reasoning and Deductive Reasoning

I. Use inductive reasoning to make a conjecture.

1. Study the pattern below and draw the next 3 figures in the pattern.

1 2 3 4 5
2. Study the pattern below and fill up the vacant space for the missing pattern.

1 1 1
3. Find the next three terms in the sequence 1,, , ,....
3 9 27
1 1 1 1
4. Find the next three terms in the sequence , , , ,....
2 5 8 11

II. Use deductive reasoning to show the following:

1. Show that the following procedure produces a number that is equal to the original number.

Pick a number. Multiply the number by 8 and subtract 6. Divide by 2, subtract three times the
original number, and add 3.

2. Show that the following procedure produces a number that is equal to one less than twice the
number.

Pick a number. Square the number. Multiply by 4, subtract 1, and divide by one more than twice the
number.