Honors Geometry Intro to Proof

Honors Geometry What does it mean to “prove” something? Work with your elbow partner to come up with a working definition. Be prepared to share!

Honors Geometry “Prove” – to establish the truth or validity of by evidence or demonstration

Honors Geometry “Prove” – to establish the truth or validity of by evidence or demonstration “Proof” – the process of or an instance of establishing the validity of a statement especially by derivation from other statements in accordance with accepted or stipulated principles of reasoning

Honors Geometry Two-Column proof deductive reasoning General to specific Prove statements by reasoning from postulates, definitions, theorems, and given information Also Paragraph proof and Flowchart proof coming soon!

Honors Geometry Reason (-ing): Statement offered in explanation or justification

Honors Geometry Reason (-ing): Statement offered in explanation or justification Valid: Conclusion correctly derived from premises

Honors Geometry Reason (-ing): Statement offered in explanation or justification Valid: Conclusion correctly derived from premises Derive (d, -ation): a sequence of statements showing that a result is a necessary consequence of previously accepted statements