Let ‘n’ be a fixed positive integer. define a relation R in the set of integers by a R b if and only if a-b is divisible by n ,then the relation R is
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a
reflexive
b
symmetric
c
transitive
d
An equivalence
answer is D.
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For any real number a, the value of a−a=0, it is divisible by n ⇒ R reflexivea,b∈R, (a-b) is divisible by n (b-a) also divisible by n Hence (b,a) ∈RTherefore, R is symmetricSuppose that (a,b), (b,c) are the elements of the relation R hence, a-b is divisible by n and b-c is divisible by n it implies a-b=nk, b-c =nl add the above two equations a-c=n(k+l) Hence a-c is divisible by n therefore, (a,c) belongs to R Hence, R is transitiveSince ,R is reflexive, symmetric and transitive ⇒ R equivalence