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- In each of the following parts, a relation is defined on the set of all human beings. Determine whether the relation is reflective, symmetric, or transitive. Justify your answers. xRy if and only if x lives within 400 miles of y. xRy if and only if x is the father of y. xRy if and only if x is a first cousin of y. xRy if and only if x and y were born in the same year. xRy if and only if x and y have the same mother. xRy if and only if x and y have the same hair colour.arrow_forwardIn each of the following parts, a relation R is defined on the power set (A) of the nonempty set A. Determine in each case whether R is reflexive, symmetric, or transitive. Justify your answers. a. xRy if and only if xy. b. xRy if and only if xy.arrow_forwardLabel each of the following statements as either true or false. Let R be a relation on a nonempty set A that is symmetric and transitive. Since R is symmetric xRy implies yRx. Since R is transitive xRy and yRx implies xRx. Hence R is alsoreflexive and thus an equivalence relation on A.arrow_forward
- 21. A relation on a nonempty set is called irreflexive if for all. Which of the relations in Exercise 2 are irreflexive? 2. In each of the following parts, a relation is defined on the set of all integers. Determine in each case whether or not is reflexive, symmetric, or transitive. Justify your answers. a. if and only if b. if and only if c. if and only if for some in . d. if and only if e. if and only if f. if and only if g. if and only if h. if and only if i. if and only if j. if and only if. k. if and only if.arrow_forwardLet (A) be the power set of the nonempty set A, and let C denote a fixed subset of A. Define R on (A) by xRy if and only if xC=yC. Prove that R is an equivalence relation on (A).arrow_forward
- Elements Of Modern AlgebraAlgebraISBN:9781285463230Author:Gilbert, Linda, JimmiePublisher:Cengage Learning,