Geometry · Chapter 5 · Lesson 5.9 · Printable PDF

Proof by Contradiction Worksheet with Answer Key

6 problems on proof by contradiction: writing the complete negation to start, powers of 2, irrational roots, true or false statements, finding an error in a proof, and sums of squares. 2 pages, with a worked answer key.

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  1. Check whether each student's first line is the full negation of the claim.
  2. Prove by contradiction that no power of 2 ends in 0.
  3. Prove the cube root of 4 is irrational by counting factors of 2.
  4. Decide if each statement is true, then disprove it or prove it by contradiction.
  5. Find what is wrong in Emma's proof about multiples of 4.
  6. Prove that a and b are not both odd in a sum of squares.

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