Indirect Proof Lesson 6.3 Geometry Honors Page 214
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Indirect ProofLesson 6.3
Geometry HonorsPage 214
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Lesson Focus
This lesson discusses the important method of indirect proof. Not only is indirect proof used in mathematics to prove theorems, but also it is used by people to reason about everyday events in their lives.
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Definition
Indirect Proof
A proof that begins by assuming the denial of what is to be proved and then deducing a contradiction from this assumption.
An indirect proof is also known as a proof by contradiction.
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Example #1
You and a friend are going to a Matchbox 20 Concert.
When you arrive you find that you and your friend and two others are the only ones there.
You are pretty convinced by now that the concert is not going to be tonight.
Your reasoning might sound something like this: If this were the concert day, there would be hundreds more people here, and we are the only ones here.
Therefore, this cannot be the concert day.
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Example #2In ABC, AB = AC , D is on BC but is not the midpoint.
Given: ABC; AB = AC; D is on BC; BD DC
Prove: ABD ACD
Plan: Draw a diagram. Use an indirect proof. Either the triangles are congruent or they are not. Assume the triangles are congruent and reason to a contradiction.
Statement Reason
Either ABD = ACD or ABD ACD List all possibilities.
Assume ABD = ACD Indirect proof assumption
BD = CD CPCT
But we have a contradiction, D is not the midpoint of BC
BD CD
ABD ACD Logic of Indirect Proof
Proof:
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How to Write an Indirect Proof
1. “Assume temporarily” that the conclusion is not true.
2. Reason logically until you reach a contradiction of a known fact.
3. Point out that the temporary assumption must be false and that the conclusion must be true.
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Step #1
Assume temporarily that the conclusion is not true.
– State all possibilities.
– Assume the opposite of what you want to prove is true.
Note: Be careful not to assume the Given is not true as this is a common error. Logically, if the Given is not true, no conclusion can be reached.
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Step #2
Reason logically until you reach a contradiction of a known
fact.
– Reason correctly from the given information until a contradiction of a known postulate, theorem, or given fact is reached.(Deductive Reasoning)
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Step #3
Point out that the temporary assumption must be false and
that the conclusion must be true.
– State that what was assumed to be true in Step 2 is false. Hence, it follows that one of the other possibilities is true.
– Eventually, the one remaining possibility is the desired conclusion. In the case where there are only two possibilities our proof is complete.
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Example #3
Write an indirect proof in paragraph form:
Given: m X m Y
Prove: X and Y are not both right angles.
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Example #3
Write an indirect proof in paragraph form:
Given: m X m Y
Prove: X and Y are not both right angles.
Proof: Suppose X and Y are Rt. s.
Then, m X = 90 and
m Y = 90, and m X = m Y. This contradicts m X mY (Given).
The assumption is false; X and Y are not both Rt. s.
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Example #4
Write an indirect proof in paragraph form:
Given: 2r + 3 17
Prove: r 7
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Example #4
Write an indirect proof in paragraph form:
Given: 2r + 3 17
Prove: r 7
Proof: Suppose r = 7. Then, 2r + 3 = 2(7) + 3 = 17.
This contradicts 2r + 3 17.
The assumption is false; r 7.
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