State the reason for the relation R in the set {1, 2, 3} given by R = {(1, 2), (2, 1)} not to be transitive.
Consider the binary operation * on the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} defined by a * b = min {a, b}. Write the operation table of the operation *.
For what value of ‘a’ the vectors are collinear?