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Decide if a relation on numbers is reflexive, symmetric or transitive

This type of question, asked 13 times: 2021 Paper 17, 2021 Paper 22, 28 Jun 2022, 27 Jul 2022, 28 Jul 2022, 24 Jan 2023, 29 Jan 2023, 31 Jan 2023, 1 Feb 2023, 8 Apr 2023, 28 Jan 2025, 29 Jan 2025, 23 Jan 2026 S2. All 13 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2021 Paper 17

    75
    Let NN be the set of natural numbers and a relation RR on NN be defined by R={(x,y)∈N×N:x3−3x2y−xy2+3y3=0}R =\left\{ (x,y) \in N \times N:x^{3}- 3x^{2}y -xy^{2}+ 3y^{3}= 0 \right\}. Then the relation RR is:

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  2. Question 2

    2021 Paper 22

    69
    Which of the following is not correct for relation RR on the set of real numbers?

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  3. Question 3

    28 Jun 2022

    151
    Let R1={(a,b)∈N×N:∣a−b∣≤13}R_{1}\mathbf{= \{(a,b) \in N \times N:|a - b| \leq 13\}} and
    R2={(a,b)∈N×N:∣a−b∣≠13}. Then on N : R_{2}\mathbf{= \{(a,b) \in N \times N:|a - b| \neq 13\}.}\text{~Then on~}N\text{~:~}

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  4. Question 4

    27 Jul 2022

    61
    Let R1R_{1} and R2R_{2} be two relations defined on R by aR1b⇔ab≥0aR_{1}b \Leftrightarrow ab \geq 0 and aR2b⇔a≥baR_{2}b \Leftrightarrow a \geq b, then

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  5. Question 5

    28 Jul 2022

    68
    For α∈N\alpha \in N, consider a relation RR on NN given by R={(x,y):3x+αy is a multiple of 7}R = \{(x,y):3x + \alpha y\text{ is a multiple of }7\}. The relation RR is an equivalence relation if and only if:

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  6. Question 6

    24 Jan 2023

    68
    The relation R={(a,b):gcd(a,b)=1,2a≠b,a,b∈Z}\mathbf{R = \{(a,b):gcd(a,b) = 1,2a \neq b,a,b \in Z\}} is:

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  7. Question 7

    29 Jan 2023

    154
    Let RR be a relation defined on NN as aRbaRb if 2a+3 b2a + 3\text{ }b is a multiple of 5,a,b∈N5,a,b \in N. Then RR is

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  8. Question 8

    31 Jan 2023

    152
    Among the relations S={(a,b):a,b∈R−{0},2+ab>0}S =\left\{ \mathbf{(a,b):a,b \in R - \{ 0\},2 +}\frac{a}{b}> 0 \right\} and T={(a,b):a,b∈R,a2−b2∈Z}T =\left\{ (a,b):a,b \in R,a^{2}-b^{2}\in Z \right\},

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  9. Question 9

    1 Feb 2023

    62
    Let RR be a relation on RR, given by
    R={(a,b):3a−3b+7 is an irrational number }\mathbf{R = \{(a,b):3a - 3b +}\sqrt{7}\text{~is an irrational number~}\}
    Then RR is

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  10. Question 10

    8 Apr 2023

    170
    Let A={1,2,3,4,5,6,7}\mathbf{A = \{ 1,2,3,4,5,6,7\}}. Then the relation R=R = {(x,y)∈A×A:x+y=7}\mathbf{\{(x,y) \in A \times A:x + y = 7\}} is

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  11. Question 11

    28 Jan 2025

    57
    The relation R={(x,y):x,y∈z\mathbf{R = \{(x,y):x,y \in z} and x+yx + y is even }\} is :

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  12. Question 12

    29 Jan 2025

    61
    Define a relation R on the interval [0,π2)\left\lbrack 0,\frac{\pi}{2} \right) by xR y if and only if sec⁡2x−tan⁡2y=1\sec^{2}x-\tan^{2}y= 1. Then RR is :

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  13. Question 13

    23 Jan 2026 S2

    66
    Let A={0,1,2,….9)\mathbf{A = \{ 0,1,2,\ldots.9)}. Let R be a relation on A defined by (x,y)∈R(x,y) \in R if and only if ∣x−y∣|x - y| is a multiple of 3. Given below are two statements: Statement I: n(R)=36n(R) = 36 Statement II: RR is an equivalence relation. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

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