Let $A = \{0, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10\}$ and $R$ be the relation defined on $A$ such that $R = \{(x, y) \in A…

Let $A = \{0, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10\}$ and $R$ be the relation defined on $A$ such that $R = \{(x, y) \in A \times A : x - y \text{ is an odd positive integer or } x - y = 2\}$. The minimum number of elements that must be added to the relation $R$, so that it is a symmetric relation, is equal to _______.

Solution

Given,

Set A=10,9,8,7,6,4,3,0

Now relation x-y is odd or x-y=2 can be given by,

R=(10,9),(10,8),(10,7),(10,3),(9,8),(9,7),(9,6),(9,4),(9,0),(8,7),(8,6),(8,3),(7,6),(7,4),(7,0),(6,4),(6,3),(4,3),(3,0)

So, total there are 19 elements and all the elements of R, (a, b) are of type a > b.

Hence, we need to add total of 19 more elements to R to make in symmetric

Asked in: JEE Main 2023 (08 Apr Shift 1)

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