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Determine the characteristics of the relation aRb if a^2 = b^2.(a) Transitive and symmetric(b) Reflexive and asymmetry(c) Trichotomy, antisymmetry, and irreflexive(d) Symmetric, Reflexive, and transitiveI had been asked this question in an interview for job.This interesting question is from Types of Relations in section Relations of Discrete Mathematics |
Answer» RIGHT answer is (d) Symmetric, Reflexive, and transitive The best I can explain: Since, x^2 = y^2 is just a special CASE of equality, so all PROPERTIES that apply to x = y also apply to this case. Hence, the RELATION satisfies symmetric, reflexive and transitive CLOSURE. |
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