Practice - Backward Reasoning
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Practice Questions
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What is backward reasoning?
💡 Hint: Think about how one might work backward from an answer.
What does 'distinct real numbers' mean?
💡 Hint: Consider the definition of two numbers not being equal.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does backward reasoning help to achieve in mathematical proofs?
💡 Hint: Think about starting from the conclusion.
True or False: The arithmetic mean is always greater than or equal to geometric mean for distinct positive numbers.
💡 Hint: Think of their definitions.
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Challenge Problems
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Prove that for any two distinct integers, the difference of their squares is the product of their sum and difference using backward reasoning.
💡 Hint: Investigate the factorization of the difference of squares.
Use backward reasoning to prove that if one number is greater than another, then their squares retain this relationship if both are positive.
💡 Hint: Think about positive numbers and their squares.
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