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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2023

For the set of all straight lines in a plane, the relation of "perpendicularity" is:
(A) reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive.
(B) symmetric but neither reflexive nor transitive.
(C) transitive but neither reflexive nor symmetric.
(D) neither reflexive nor symmetric nor transitive.
(E) reflexive, symmetric but not transitive.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A A only
  2. B B only
  3. C C and D only
  4. D D and E only
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(B) B only

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Reflexive: A line is not perpendicular to itself. Not reflexive. Symmetric: If line A is perpendicular to line B, then line B is perpendicular to line A. Symmetric. Transitive: If line A \( \perp \) line B and line B \( \perp \) line C, then line A is parallel to line C, not…
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