110k views
1 vote
The area of a parallelogram is bh. If the base is 3 meters and the height is 5 meters, then the area is 15 square meters.

Inductive

Deductive​

User Blong
by
4.2k points

1 Answer

1 vote

Hey there! I'm happy to help!

Inductive reasoning is looking at a trend and making a guess or non-specific generalization based off of it while deductive reasoning is looking at a fact or piece of data and figuring out another specific fact or piece of data based off of it.

The area of a parallelogram is always the base multiplied by the height. Our base is 3 and our height is 5. If you multiply 3 and 5, you get 15. This is deductive reasoning because we use start with information and use given steps to find an answer. Inductive reasoning is coming up with more of a guess looking at trends that you cannot confirm is 100% correct.

Have a wonderful day! :D

User Jpsimons
by
4.9k points