Problem Set 4.

Which of the following are propositions? Give the truth value of each proposition.

a. 𝝅 is an irrational number.

Answer: The statement a is a proposition, and its truth value is T (TRUE).

b. How are you doing today?

Answer: Not a proposition. It is a question.

c. 41 is a prime number.

Answer: The statement c is a proposition, and its truth value is T (TRUE).

d. A rectangle is a square.

Answer: The statement d is a proposition, but its truth value is F (FALSE)

e. 5 is an even number and 6 is an even number.

Answer: The statement e is a proposition, but its truth value is F (FALSE).

f. Either 2 is not odd or 2 is prime.

Answer: The statement f

g. “We are the world” by Michael Jackson is a great song.

Answer: Since statement g can be either true or false, g is not a proposition.

h. |−𝟏𝟏| ≥ 𝟏𝟏

Answer: The statement h is a proposition, and its truth value is T (TRUE).