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Consider a relation R(A, B, C, D, E) with functional dependencies

F={AB, BCE, EDA}

How many additional relations required to convert it into 3NF with lossless and dependency preserving?

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R( A, B, C, D, E)

F={AB, BCE, EDA}

(CDE)={A,B,C,D,E}
(ACD)={A,B,C,D,E}
(BCD)={A,B,C,D,E}

Now, A, B, C, D, E are prime attribute. So, surely the since, the relationship is already in 3NF.

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