Introduction to Mathematical Proofs
This worksheet introduces grade 11 students to fundamental concepts and techniques in mathematical proofs, including direct proof, proof by contradiction, and propositional logic.
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Introduction to Mathematical Proofs
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Carefully read each question and follow the instructions. Show all your work for proofs.
1. A statement that can be either true or false, but not both, is called a .
2. The negation of a statement P is denoted by and has the opposite truth value of P.
3. A compound statement using the word 'and' is called a .
4. A compound statement using the word 'or' is called a .
5. Which of the following is a proposition?
What time is it?
x + 2 = 5
The sky is blue.
Go clean your room!
6. Prove the following statement using a direct proof: If n is an even integer, then n + 3 is an odd integer.
7. Prove by contradiction: If 3n + 2 is odd, then n is odd.
8. The statement "All squares are rectangles" is true.
True
False
9. The negation of "It is raining" is "It is not raining."
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False
10. Prove that the sum of two odd integers is always an even integer.
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