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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2023

For real numbers \(a\) and \(b\), define \(a R b\) if \(b-a+\sqrt{5}\) is an irrational number.Then the relation \(R\) is:

  1. A Symmetric
  2. B Reflexive
  3. C Transitive
  4. D Equivalence
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(B) Reflexive

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Reflexivity: \(a R a \iff a-a+\sqrt{5}\) is an irrational number. \(a-a+\sqrt{5} = \sqrt{5}\). Since \(\sqrt{5}\) is an irrational number, \(a R a\) is true for all real numbers \(a\). Therefore, the relation \(R\) is Reflexive.