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Let S be the set of all points in a plane and let R be a relation in S defined by R = {(A, B): d(A, B) < 2 units}, where d(A, B) is the distance between the points A and B.Show that R is reflexive and symmetric but not transitive.

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(i) Reflexive-

d(A, A) < 2 we get (A, A) ∈ R

(ii) Symmetric-

(A, B) ∈ R

We get

d (A, B) < 2 and d (B, A) < 2

So (B, A) ∈ R

(iii) Transitive-

If A (0, 0), B (1.5, 0) and C (3, 0) are the point s we get

d (A, B) = 1.5, d (B, C) = 1.5 and d (A, C) = 3

So we get

d (A, C) < 2 is not true

Therefore, R is reflexive and symmetric but not transitive.



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