Let A be the non – empty set of children in a family.The relation ‘x is a brother of y’ in A is
Options:
A .  
reflexive
B .  
symmetric
C .  
transitive
D .  
an equivalence relation
Answer: Option C : C Let R denotes the relation ‘is brother of ‘. Let X ϵ A. If x is a girl, then we cannot say that x is brother of x. ∴ (x,x) /ϵ R ∴ R is not reflexive. Let (x, y) ϵ R ∴ x is a brother of y. ∴ y may or may not be a boy. ∴ we cannot say that (y, x) ϵ R. ∴ R is not symmetric. Let (x, y) ϵ and (y, z) ϵ R. ∴ x is a brother of y and y is a brother of z ⇒ is brother of z ⇒ (x, z) ϵ R ∴ R is transitive. ∴ The correct answer is (c).
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