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Consider the following two binary relations on the set A=a, b, c: R_1=( , a)(b, b),( a, c),(c, c),(b, c),(a, a) and R_2=( a, b),( b, a),( , ), (c,…

JEE Main 2018 — Mathematics Algebra

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Consider the following two binary relations on the set A={a,b,c}:R1={(c,a)(b,b),(a,c),(cA=\{a, b, c\}: R_1=\{(\mathrm{c}, a)(b, b),(\mathrm{a}, c),(cA={a,b,c}:R1​={(c,a)(b,b),(a,c),(c, c),(b,c),(a,a)}c),(b, c),(a, a)\}c),(b,c),(a,a)} and R2={(a,b),(b,a),(c,c)\mathrm{R}_2=\{(\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b}),(\mathrm{b}, \mathrm{a}),(\mathrm{c}, \mathrm{c})R2​={(a,b),(b,a),(c,c), (c, a), (a, a), (b, b), (a, c). Then

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  1. A

    R2R_2R2​ is symmetric but it is not transitive

  2. B

    Both R1R_1R1​ and R2R_2R2​ are transitive

  3. C

    Both R1R_1R1​ and R2R_2R2​ are not symmetric

  4. D

    R1R_1R1​ is not symmetric but it is transitive

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