Question

What is a counter example conjecture?

Answer 1

9514 1404 393

Answer:

• 2 and 2
• 1 and 4

Explanation:

Consider the answer choices.

3 & 5: product 15, sum 8 . . . . product > sum

2 & 2: product 4, sum 4 . . . . product = sum (not >)

1 & 4: product 4, sum 5 . . . . product < sum (not >)

Of the offered choices there are two counter examples:

2 and 2

1 and 4

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Additional comment

Chances are that the preferred answer is 1 and 4.

1 and <anything> will be a counterexample.