Show that the relation R in the set {1,2,3} given by R = {(1, 1), (2, 2),(3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 3)} is reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive.

Elements Of Modern Algebra
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Chapter1: Fundamentals
Section1.7: Relations
Problem 20E: Give an example of a relation R on a nonempty set A that is symmetric and transitive, but not...
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Show that the relation R in the set {1,2,3} given by R = {(1, 1), (2, 2),
(3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 3)} is reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive.

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