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WBJEE · Maths · Sets and Relations

We define a binary relation - on the set of all \(3 \times 3\) real matrices as \(A \sim B,\) if and only if there exist invertible matrices \(P\) and \(Q\) such that \(B=P A Q^{-1} .\) The binary relation \(\sim\) is

  1. A neither reflexive nor symmetric
  2. B reflexive and symmetric but not transitive
  3. C symmetric and transitive but not reflexive
  4. D an equivalence relation
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(D) an equivalence relation

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Let the relation defined as \(R=\left\{(A, B): B=P A Q^{-1}\right\}\) For reflexive \(A=I A I^{-1}\) \(\Rightarrow(A, A) \in R\) \(\Rightarrow R\) is reflexive For symmetric \(\operatorname{Let}(A, B) \in R\) \(\therefore B=P A Q^{-1}\)…