Types of Relations

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Types of Relations: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Reflexive Relation on Sets, Symmetric Relation on Sets, Transitive Relation on Sets, Equivalence Relation on Sets & Equivalence Classes and Partitions of a Set etc.

Important Questions on Types of Relations

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If N denotes the set of all natural numbers and R be the relation on N×N defined by a,b Rc,d and if adb+c=bca+d, then R is

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Let P=x, y/x2+y2=1,x,yR. Then, P is not

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If a relation R defined on a non-empty set A is an equivalence relation, then R

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x2=xy is a relation, which is

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Let A={a, b, c} and the relation R be defined on A as follows:

R={(a,a),(b,c),(a,b)}.

Then, write minimum number of ordered pairs to be added in R to make R reflexive and transitive.

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The relation R in the set A={1,2,3,4,5} given by R={(a,b):|a-b| is even}, is

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Let R be a relation on the set A of ordered pairs of positive integers defined by x, y R u, v if and only if xv=yu. Show that R is an equivalence relation.

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The number of reflexive relations of a set with four elements is equal to 

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RA×A (where A0) is an equivalence relation if R is

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The relation R defined on the set N of natural numbers given by x,y: x2-3xy+2y2=0, x,yN is

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Let N represent the set of natural numbers, and a relation R in the set N of natural numbers be defined as (x,y)x2-8xy+7y2=0 xR is a ___________ relation. (Choose the option that fits the blank)

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Let A=1,2,3,4 and R be a relation on A given by R=1,12,23,34,41,22,11,33,1 then R is

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Let Z denote the set of all integers. If a relation R is defined on Z as follows:

x, yR if and only if x is multiple of y, then R is

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Let P=1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and R=1,3, 3, 5, 1,5, 9, 7, 7, 5, 9, 5. Then R

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If we define a relation R on the set N×N as a,b R c,da+d=b+ c  for all a,b,c,dN×N, then the relation is

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Let R is a relation defined as R=1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4. The minimum number of ordered pairs which should be added to make relation R equivalence relation, are

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Let R is a relation defined as R=1,2,2,3,3,4 . The minimum number of ordered pairs which should be added to make relation R equivalence relation, are

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Consider set A=1,2,3. Number of symmetric relations that can be defined on A containing the ordered pair 1, 2 and 2, 1 is

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The relation S=3, 3, ( 4,4 ) on the set A=3,  4, 5 is ________.

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Let R={( 1, 1 ),( 1, 3 ),( 4, 2 ),( 2, 4 ),( 2, 3 ),( 3, 1 )} be a relation on the set A=1, 2, 3, 4. The relation R is