Question

question 6 of 10
in induction, you look for a pattern and then form an educated guess or ______ about it.

a. conjecture
b. conjunction
c. conjugation
d. congruence

Explanation:

In mathematical induction (or inductive reasoning), after identifying a pattern, an educated guess about it is called a conjecture. "Conjunction" relates to logical connectives, "conjugation" to verb forms or math operations (like complex numbers), and "congruence" to geometric or number - theory relations of equality in a sense. So the correct term is "conjecture".

Answer:

A. conjecture