CHAPTER-1-Relations & Functions
CHAPTER-1-Relations & Functions
25. Check whether the relation S in the set of real numbers R defined by S = { (a, b) :
where a – b + √ 2 is an irrational number } is reflexive , symmetric or transitive.
26. Prove that the greatest integer function f : R →R , given by f(x) = [x], is neither one-
one nor onto.
27. Let R be the relation defined in the set A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} by R = {(a, b) : both a and
b are either odd or even}. Show that R is an equivalence relation. Hence, find the
elements of equivalence class [1].
28. Let W denote the set of words in the English dictionary. Define the relation R by
R = {(x, y) ∊ W X W such that x and y have at least one letter in common}. Show that this
relation R is reflexive and symmetric, but not transitive.
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