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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2023

Let A = {1,2,3}.
The number of relations on A containing (1, 2) and (2, 3),
which is reflexive and transitive but not symmetric, is:

  1. A 2
  2. B 3
  3. C 4
  4. D 1
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(B) 3

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1. The minimum reflexive and transitive relation containing (1, 2) and (2, 3) is R = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 3), (1, 3)}, which is not symmetric. 2. We can add (2, 1) or (3, 2) to this set to create two additional relations that remain transitive but not symmetric.…
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