Question 29 - CBSE Class 12 Sample Paper for 2021 Boards
Last updated at Oct. 27, 2020 by Teachoo
Check whether the relation R in the set Z of integers defined as R = {(๐, ๐) โถ ๐ + ๐ is "divisible by 2"} is reflexive, symmetric or transitive. Write the equivalence class containing 0 i.e. [0].
Note
: This
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Example 5
of NCERT –
Chapter 1 Class 12 Relations and Functions
Question 29 Check whether the relation R in the set Z of integers defined as R = {(๐, ๐) โถ ๐ + ๐ is "divisible by 2"} is reflexive, symmetric or transitive. Write the equivalence class containing 0 i.e. [0].
R = {(a, b) : ๐ + ๐ is "divisible by 2"}
Check reflexive
Since a + a = 2a
& 2 divides 2a
Therefore,
2 divides a + a
โด (a, a) โ R,
โด R is reflexive.
Check symmetric
If 2 divides a + b ,
then 2 divides b + a
Hence, If (a, b) โ R, then (b, a) โ R
โด R is symmetric
Check transitive
If 2 divides (a + b) , & 2 divides (b + c) ,
So, we can write
a + b = 2k
b + c = 2p
Adding (1) & (2)
(a + b) + (b + c) = 2k + 2p
a + c + 2b = 2k + 2p
a + c = 2k + 2p โ 2b
a + c = 2(k + p โ b)
So, 2 divides (a + c)
โด If (a, b) โ R and (b, c) โ R, then (a, c) โ R
Therefore, R is transitive.
Thus, R is an equivalence relation in Z.
Now,
Equivalence class containing 0 i.e. [0]
will be all values of a where one element is 0
Now,
R = {(a, b) : ๐ + ๐ is "divisible by 2"}
Putting b = 0
R = {(a, 0) : ๐ is "divisible by 2"}
So,
[0] = All possible values of a
= {โฆ., โ6, โ4, โ2, 0, 2, 4, 6, โฆ.}
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