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 *.
The binary operation on the set { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 } is defined by a b = min { a, b }
The operation table for the given operation on the given set is as follows:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |