Disproof by counter exampleEdexcel International A Level Maths: Mind map
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Disproof
by counterexample
one casestatement failsconclude false
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Exam questions on Disproof by counter example
- A statement T is made: for all real numbers , .Find a value of with and use it to show that T is false.2 marks
- A student states: 'If is a prime number, then is also a prime number.'Find a counterexample to the statement with . Show your working.2 marks
- Consider the statement U: is a prime number for all integers .Disprove U.3 marks
Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).