NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 11 - Mathematics - Chapter 14: MATHEMATICAL REASONING
Statements or not

Question. 37(i)

Determine whether the following sentence is a statement or not: The angles opposite to equal sides of a triangle are equal.

Answer:

Statement. It is a declarative sentence that can be judged true (it is a true mathematical fact).

Question. 37(ii)

Determine whether the following sentence is a statement or not: The moon is a satellite of Earth.

Answer:

Statement. It is a declarative sentence that can be judged true.

Question. 37(iii)

Determine whether the following sentence is a statement or not: May God bless you!

Answer:

Not a statement. It is an exclamation/wish and not a declarative sentence that can be assigned a truth value.

Question. 37(iv)

Determine whether the following sentence is a statement or not: Asia is a continent.

Answer:

Statement. It is a declarative sentence that can be judged true.

Question. 37(v)

Determine whether the following sentence is a statement or not: How are you?

Answer:

Not a statement. It is a question and therefore not assigned a truth value.

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 11 – Mathematics – Chapter 14: MATHEMATICAL REASONING – Statements or not | Detailed Answers