(v) Relation R in the set A of human beings in a town at a particular time given by
(a) R = {(x, y) : x and y work at the same place}
(b) R = {(x,y) : x and y live in the same locality}
(c) R = {(x, y) : x is exactly 7 cm taller than y}
(d) R = {(x, y) : x is wife of y}
(e) R = {(x,y) : x is father of y}
Show that the relation R defined in the set A of all triangles as R = {(T1, T2) : T1 is similar to T2}, is equivalence relation. Consider three right angle triangles T1 with Sides 3, 4, 5, T2 with sides 5, 12, 13 and T3 with sides 6, 8. 10. Which triangles among T1, T2 and T3 are related ?
A is the set of all polygons
R = {(P1, P2) : P1 and P2 have same number of sides }
Since P and P have the same number of sides
∴ (P.P) ∈ R ∀ P ∈ A.
∴ R is reflexive.
Let (P1, P2) ∴ R
⇒ P1 and P2 have the same number of sides ⇒ P2 and P1 have the same number of sides ⇒ (P2, P1) ∈ R
∴ (P1, P2) ∈ R ⇒ (P2, P1) ∈ R ∴ R is symmetric.
Let (P1, P2) ∈ R and (P2, P3) ∈ R.
⇒ P1 and P2 have the same number of sides and P2 and P3 have same number of sides
⇒ P1 and P3 have the same number of sides
⇒ (P1, P3) ∈ R
∴ (P1, P2), (P2, P3) ∈ R ∈ (P1, P3) ∈ R ∴ R is transitive.
∴ R is an equivalence relation.
Now T is a triangle.
Let P be any element of A.
Now P ∈ A is related to T iff P and T have the same number of sides P is a triangle required set is the set of all triangles in A.