Which of the following sentences are statements? Give reasons for your answer.
The square of a number is an even number.
The square of a number is an even number.
(N/A) sentence is considered a statement in logic if it is either always true or always false.
For the given sentence,the square of $2$ is $4$,which is an even number.
However,the square of $3$ is $9$,which is an odd number.
Since the truth value of the sentence depends on the number chosen,it is neither always true nor always false.
Therefore,it is not a statement.
For the given sentence,the square of $2$ is $4$,which is an even number.
However,the square of $3$ is $9$,which is an odd number.
Since the truth value of the sentence depends on the number chosen,it is neither always true nor always false.
Therefore,it is not a statement.
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