Although Gabe knows the answer to the algebra problem, he cannot seem to work out the steps and reach his desired goal. So, Gabe tries working backward from the answer to the starting point. This strategy describes a
a. syllogism.
b. heuristic.
c. prototype.
d. dimension of the semantic differential.

a. syllogism.

Explanation:

Syllogism is defined as the logical application of reasoning by someone inorder to arrive at a particular conclusion. This conclusion could only be reached from the analysis of the two or more premise statement found in it and could be applied in the forward other or reverse other.

An example, If a statment says

"All birds lay eggs."

Swan is a bird.

Applying syllogism, it could be logically concluded that since Swan is a bird, it would also falls in the categories of those that lays eggs hence "Swan laying eggs"being the conclusion.

jupiter is mainly composed of hydrogen and helium just like a star. spectral analysis of jupiter has revealed that in addition to hydrogen and helium, the planet is made of water, methane and ammonia. those elements are in trace amounts. the core of the planet is thought to contain some rock and metallic hydrogen. i hope this will give you the answer to your question! : d

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