Mathematics
State whether the following statements are always true, always false or ambiguous. Justify your answers.
(i) All mathematics textbooks are interesting.
(ii) The distance from the Earth to the Sun is approximately 1.5 × 108 km.
(iii) All human beings grow old.
(iv) The journey from Uttarkashi to Harsil is tiring.
(v) The woman saw an elephant through a pair of binoculars.
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(i) This statement is ambiguous, because we cannot decide if it is always true or always false. One book can be interesting for a person and another book for another person.
(ii) This statement is always true as astronomers have established that the distance from the Earth to the Sun is approximately 1.5 × 108 km.
(iii) This statement is always true since every human being grows old as time passes.
(iv) This statement is ambiguous, because whether the journey is tiring or not depends on how the journey was completed and will vary from person to person.
(v) This statement is ambiguous, because we don't know which woman the statement is referring to.
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