Transitive Relation - Advanced Practice
Questions
Question 1
Define R on the set Z of integers by: aRb if and only if a + b is even. Is R transitive?
Question 2
Let R be a relation on the set of real numbers such that (a, b) in R if and only if a^2 = b^2. Is
R transitive?
Question 3
Let R be a relation on the set of integers such that aRb if and only if a - b is divisible by 4. Is
R transitive?
Question 4
Define R on the set of all real numbers such that aRb if and only if a divided by b is a rational
number. Is R transitive?
Question 5
Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, and define R = {(a, b) | absolute difference |a - b| is even}. Is R
transitive?
Question 6
Let R be a relation on the set of all real numbers where aRb if and only if floor(a) = floor(b).
Is R transitive?
Question 7
Consider the relation R on real numbers defined by: aRb if and only if the absolute
difference |a - b| is less than 3. Is R transitive?
Question 8
Let R be a relation on Z such that aRb if and only if a + b is divisible by 3. Is R transitive?
Answers
Q1: Transitive
Q2: Intransitive
Q3: Transitive
Q4: Transitive
Q5: Intransitive
Q6: Transitive
Q7: Intransitive
Q8: Transitive