a) Why is normalization important in database design?

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4. (a) Why is normalization important in database design? Consider the universal relation R = {A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J} and the set of functional dependencies F = { AB → C, A → DE, B → F, F → GH, D → IJ }.
What is the key for R? Decompose R into 2NF (Second Normal Form) and then 3NF (Third Normal Form) relations. 

(b) Consider a relation schema R = (X, Y, Z) on which the following functional dependencies hold: { XY → Z, Z → X }. Show that the schema R is not in BCNF (Boyce-Codd Normal Form) but it is in 3NF (Third Normal Form).

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