4.6 Deduction and
induction
Deduction
A process of making a specific
conclusion from a general
statement.
Example 1 : deduction
The area of a circle with radius is πr ².
A circle has a radius of 7 cm.
Example 2 : deduction
All factors of 8 are factors of 24. 4
is a factor of 8.
Example 3 : deduction
Given the sum of the interior angles of
an n-sides polygon is (n – 2) x 180⁰.
Polygon x has 8 sides.
Example 4 : deduction
A set with n elements has 2ⁿ subsets.
Set P has 5 elements .
Example 5 : deduction
Example 6 : deduction
Example 7 : deduction
Example 8 : deduction
Example 9 : deduction
Example 10 : deduction
Induction
A process of making a
general conclusion form
specific cases.
Example 1 : induction
Example 2 : induction
Example 3 : induction
Example 4 : induction
Example 5 : induction
Example 6 : induction
Example 7 : induction
Answer example 7
Example 8 : induction
Example 9 : induction
Example 10 : induction
Example 11 : induction
Make a general conclusion by induction for the
sequence of numbers 8, 17, 32, 53, …, which
follows the pattern below.
8 = 5 + 3(1)²
17 = 5 + 3(2)²
32 = 5 + 3(3)²
53 = 5 + 3(4)²
…

4.6 deduction and induction