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Let w denote the words in the english dictionary. Define the relation R by: R = `{(x,y) in W xx W` | words x and y have at least one letter in common}. Then R is: (1) reflexive, symmetric and not transitive (2) reflexive, symmetric and transitive (3) reflexive, not symmetric and transitive (4) not reflexive, symmetric and transitiveA. not reflexive, symmetric and transitiveB. reflexive, symmetric and not transitiveC. reflexive, not symmetric and transitiveD. reflexive, symmetric and transitive.

Answer» Correct Answer - B
Clearly, (x, x) `in R` for all `x in W`
So, R is reflexive.
Let `(x, y) in R`. Then,
`(x, y) in R`
implies Words x and y have at least one letter in common
implies Words y and x have at least one letter in common
implies `(y,x) in R`
So, R is symmetric.
R is not transitive, because words DELHI and DWARKA, have one letter common. Also, DWARKA and PATNA have one letter common but DELHI and PATNA have no common letter.


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