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NCERT Class 12 · Ch 1 Exercise 1.1 · Q3

NCERT Class 12 Maths · Chapter 1 Relations And Functions · Exercise 1.1 Question 3

On {1,2,3,4,5,6}, define aRb iff b=a+1. Check reflexivity, symmetry and transitivity.

💡 Concept Hints

  1. List the ordered pairs; then test a diagonal, a reverse and a two-step chain.
  2. Work through the definitions using the stated domain and codomain; justify a failed universal property with one valid counterexample.

✅ Step-by-Step Solution

Final Answer: Neither reflexive nor symmetric nor transitive.
  1. The relation is {(1,2),(2,3),(3,4),(4,5),(5,6)}.
  2. No (a,a) belongs, so reflexivity fails.
  3. (1,2) belongs but (2,1) does not, so symmetry fails.
  4. (1,2),(2,3) belong but (1,3) does not, so transitivity fails.

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