Which of the following is an equivalence relation? 1)x<y 2)x>y 3)x−y is divisible by 5 4)x divides y
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x<y⇒y>x(false)⇒not symmetric x>y⇒y<x(false)⇒not symmetric x−y divisible by 5⇒ reflexive x−x=0 divisible by 5⇒ Symmetric x−y is divisible by 5 and y−z is divisible by 5 so, x−z is also divisible by 5 ∴equivalent