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For each of these relations on the set {1, 2, 3, 4}, decide whether it is reflexive, whether it is symmetric, whether it is antisymmetric, and whether it is transitive. a) {(2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (3, 2), (3, 3), (3, 4)} b) {(1, 1), (1, 2), (2, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4)} c) {(2, 4), (4, 2)} d) {(1, 2), (2, 3), (3, 4)} e) {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3),(4, 4)} f ) {(1, 3), (1, 4), (2, 3), (2, 4), (3, 1), (3, 4)}

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relation R on a set A is reflexive if ∀a∈A, aRa

relation R on a set A is called symmetric if for all a,b∈A it holds that if aRb then bRa

antisymmetric relation R can include both ordered pairs (a,b) and (b,a) if and only if a = b

relation R on a set A is called transitive if for all a,b,c∈A it holds that if aRb and bRc, then aRc


a)

relation R is not reflexive: (1,1),(4,4)\notin R

relation R is not symmetric: (2,4)\isin R,(4,2)\notin R

relation R is not antisymmetric: (2,3),(3,2)\isin R

relation R is transitive: (2, 2), (2, 3)\isin R \to (2, 3)\isin R;(2, 2), (2, 4)\isin R \to (2, 4)\isin R;

(2, 3), (3, 2)\isin R \to (2, 2)\isin R;(2, 3), (3, 3)\isin R \to (2, 3)\isin R;

(2, 3), (3, 4)\isin R \to (2, 4)\isin R;(3, 2), (2, 2)\isin R \to (3, 2)\isin R;

(3, 2), (2, 3)\isin R \to (3, 3)\isin R;(3, 2), (2, 4)\isin R \to (3, 4)\isin R;

(3, 3), (3, 2)\isin R \to (3, 2)\isin R;(3, 3), (3, 4)\isin R \to (3, 4)\isin R


b)

relation R is reflexive: (1, 1), (2,2),(3, 3), (4, 4)\isin R

relation R is symmetric: (1,2),(2,1)\isin R

relation R is not antisymmetric: (1,2),(2,1)\isin R

relation R is transitive: (1, 1), (1, 2)\isin R\to (1, 2)\isin R; (2, 1),(1,2)\isin R\to (2, 2)\isin R;

(1, 2),(2,1)\isin R\to (1, 1)\isin R;(1, 2),(2,2)\isin R\to (1, 2)\isin R;

(2, 2),(2,1)\isin R\to (2, 1)\isin R


c)

relation R is not reflexive: (1,1)\notin R

relation R is symmetric: (2, 4), (4, 2) \isin R

relation R is not antisymmetric: (2, 4), (4, 2) \isin R

relation R is not transitive: (2,4),(4,2)\isin R, (2,2)\notin R


d)

relation R is not reflexive: (1,1)\notin R

relation R is not symmetric: (1,2)\isin R,(2,1)\notin R

relation R is antisymmetric: (2, 1), (3, 2), (4, 3)\notin R

relation R is not transitive: (1, 2), (2, 3)\isin R,(1,3)\notin R


e)

relation R is reflexive: (1, 1), (2,2),(3, 3), (4, 4)\isin R

relation R is symmetric: (1, 1), (2,2),(3, 3), (4, 4)\isin R

relation R is antisymmetric: (1, 1), (2,2),(3, 3), (4, 4)\isin R

relation R is transitive: we can satisfy (a, b) and (b, c) when a = b = c. 


f)

relation R is not reflexive: (1,1)\notin R

relation R is not symmetric: (1,4)\isin R,(4,1)\notin R

relation R is not antisymmetric: (1,3),(3,1)\isin R

relation R is not transitive: (1, 3), (3, 1)\isin R,(1,1)\notin R


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