Inverse is that type of pattern that can appear in abstract reasoning that is often confused with colour patterns.

However, unlike colour patterns that may work in a sequence, and inverse is when you have the opposite or reverse of something. It may be that:

• You may select the background and an inverse would be selection of the foreground.
• A circle contained in a square is now a square contained in a circle.

To detect inverse patterns, you often look for:

• 1 to 1 relationship. There is often a comparison between one image and the other where the other is the reverse of the original.

It’s that easy.

And to solve them:

• You would find the opposite e.g. the opposite of a selection of a foreground image would be the background image. It’s like a swap over!

Because abstract reasoning involves visual pattern detection, let’s apply this to the following question/s.

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Key Rules to remember

• Look for a 1 to 1 relationship. There is often a comparison between one image and the other where the other is the reverse of the original.
• To solve, find the reverse (look at polar relationships e.g. background / foreground, filled with colour / not filled with color).

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