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Consider the relation: R’ (x, y) if and only if x, y>0over the set of non-zero rational numbers,then R’ is _________(a) not equivalence relation(b) an equivalence relation(c) transitive and asymmetry relation(d) reflexive and antisymmetric relationI got this question in unit test.Question is taken from Types of Relations in division Relations of Discrete Mathematics

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Right choice is (b) an EQUIVALENCE relation

The explanation is: REFLEXIVE: a, a>0

Symmetric: if a, b>0 then both MUST be +ve or -ve, which MEANS b, a > 0 ALSO exists

Transitive: if a, b>0 and b, c>0 then to have b as same number, both pairs must be +ve or -ve which implies a, c>0. Hence, R’ is an equivalence relation.



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