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KCET · Maths · Sets and Relations

Let \(A=\{a, b, c\}\), then the number of equivalence relations on \(A\) containing \((b, c)\) is

  1. A \(1\)
  2. B \(3\)
  3. C \(2\)
  4. D \(4\)
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Answer & Solution

Correct Answer

(C) \(2\)

Step-by-step Solution

Detailed explanation

\(\begin{aligned}
A & =\{\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{~b}, \mathrm{c}\} \\
\mathrm{R} & =\{(\mathrm{b}, \mathrm{c}),(\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{a}),(\mathrm{b}, \mathrm{~b}),(\mathrm{c}, \mathrm{c}),(\mathrm{c}, \mathrm{~b})\} \\
\mathrm{R} & =\{(\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{a})(\mathrm{b}, \mathrm{~b})(\mathrm{c}, \mathrm{c})(\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{~b})(\mathrm{b}, \mathrm{a})(\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{c})(\mathrm{c}, \mathrm{a})(\mathrm{b}, \mathrm{c})(\mathrm{c}, \mathrm{~b})\}
\end{aligned}\)

Total (2) equivalence relations possible