Proof by contradiction (APEX)
The Latin term is "Reductio ad absurdum" and basically means that if you assume the opposite of what you want to prove then it leads to an absurd result. The later is normally derived as a self-contradiction.
The term that best describes a proof in which you assume the opposite of what you want to prove is 'indirect proof'.
Contradiction or indirect proof.
Answer this question… Which term best describes a proof in which you assume the opposite of what you want to prove?
It is a phrase, not a term. The phrase is reductio ad absurdum.
false
The term that best describes a proof in which you assume the opposite of what you want to prove is 'indirect proof'.
The term that best describes a proof in which you assume the opposite of what you want to prove is 'indirect proof'.
proof by contradiction
Proof by contradiction (APEX)
Contradiction or indirect proof.
Proof in which one assumes the opposite of what you have to prove is indirect proof. In indirect proof a person can draw a conclusion from assuming the opposite is true and then find a conclusion.
It is a phrase, not a term. The phrase is reductio ad absurdum.
Answer this question… Which term best describes a proof in which you assume the opposite of what you want to prove?
It is a phrase, not a term. The phrase is reductio ad absurdum.
false
True. (apex)
It is true.