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Standard IX
Mathematics
Reflexive Relations
Show that the...
Question
Show that the relation
R
in the set
R
of real numbers, defined as
R
=
{
(
a
,
b
)
:
a
<
b
2
}
, is neither reflexive nor symmetric nor transitive.
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Solution
1
2
,
1
4
Not reflexive
a
=
2
,
b
=
5
⇒
(
a
,
b
)
:
2
≤
25
, is true
but
(
b
,
a
)
:
5
<
4
is not true
hence
(
a
,
b
)
∈
R
(
b
,
a
)
: Not symmetric
a
=
3
,
b
=
−
2
,
c
=
−
1
(
a
,
b
)
∈
R
,
(
b
,
c
)
∈
R
⇒
3
≤
4
,
−
2
≤
1
(
a
,
c
)
∈
R
⇒
3
≤
1
which is not true
hence
(
a
,
b
)
∈
R
,
(
b
,
c
)
∈
R
(
a
,
c
)
∈
R
: not transitive.
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