JEE MATHEMATICS MCQ: RELATIONS

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The minimum number of elements that must be added to the relation

R=\{a, b),(b, c)\}

on the set

\{a, b, c\}

so that it becomes symmetric and transitive is

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The minimum number of elements that must be added is 7. To make the relation symmetric and transitive, we need to add (b, a), (c, b), (a, c), (c, a), (a, a), (b, b), and (c, c).

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R = \{ \left( {a,\;b} \right):1 + ab > 0\}

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