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高一必修 第一册(A版).pdf · 1.4 · PDF 24 / printed page 17

Revisit first: Basic operations on sets

TOPIC 01

Sufficient and necessary conditions

Build understanding of sufficient and necessary conditions through definitions, contrasting cases and justified applications.

What you will be able to explain

  • Apply sufficient and necessary conditions with explicit conditions.
  • Connect representations and justify the steps, including boundary cases.
  • Explain a solution and apply the idea to a changed situation.

Try it. Leave your reasoning visible.

Use one hint at a time. A correction explains what changed, not just the final answer.

01 / Foundation#Your turn

Repair this proposed implication.

xy=xz⇒y=zxy=xz\Rightarrow y=z
  • Use the domain, units and sampling assumptions stated in the question.
Skills and prerequisite lessons

Working and explanation

BUILD THE REASONING

Hint 1
Test both directions and seek a counterexample when a direction fails.
Hint 2
Try x=0 with y and z different.
Worked solution
  1. Test both directions and seek a counterexample when a direction fails.

  2. Calculate or simplify this relation.

    x(y−z)=0⇒x=0 or y=zx(y-z)=0\Rightarrow x=0\text{ or }y=z
  3. Cancellation requires a nonzero factor.

It holds if x≠0; without this condition it can fail.

Checks and common pitfalls: Cancellation requires a nonzero factor.

Reasoning checklist · self / teacher assessment
  • State the relevant definition, condition or model.
  • Show a valid calculation, proof or counterexample.
  • Interpret the conclusion with its restrictions.

Think first. Reveal a hint when the class is ready.

Focus on one question

Teacher preparation and assessment

Question sequence

  • What must be true before using the main rule for sufficient and necessary conditions?
  • Which representation makes this task easier, and why?
  • Change one assumption. Does the conclusion survive?

Board plan

  • Apply sufficient and necessary conditions with explicit conditions.
  • Implication: If p implies q, p is sufficient for q and q is necessary for p.
    p⇒qp\Rightarrow q
  • Equivalence: Both directions are required for a necessary and sufficient condition.
    p  ⟺  qp\iff q
  • Close with: conditions → representation → reasoning → check.

Anticipated thinking

  • Expected reasoning: If p implies q, p is sufficient for q and q is necessary for p.
  • Expected reasoning: Both directions are required for a necessary and sufficient condition.
  • Expected correction: A converse is not automatic.

Assessment checklist

  • 1: identify the givens and required quantity.
  • 1: choose a valid definition, representation or method.
  • 1: present connected, correct reasoning.
  • 1: check conditions and explain the result.

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