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Ashli <3 asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 8 years ago

A proof by contradiction is another name for an _______ proof?

Geometry

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lol its geometry!

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  • ajedrez
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    indirect proof

    Proof by contradiction is also known as indirect proof, apagogical argument, proof by assuming the opposite, and reductio ad impossibilem. It is a particular kind of the more general form of argument known as reductio ad absurdum.

    Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_by_contradictio...
  • ≈ nohglf
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Indirect proof

  • A J
    8 years ago

    "reduction to absurdity" in plain engish or you can use the proper latin phrase: "Reductio ad absurdum"

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    reductio ad absurdum

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