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Chapter 3 Practice Test
Chapter 3 Practice Test
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer each question below. Once you finish taking the test, check
the answers provided in the Answer Key at the end of this test.
1. Is R reflexive? If not what pairs need to be added to R so that the new relation
would be reflexive?
A: yes
B: only add (c,c)
C: only add (e,e)
D: add (c,c) and (e,e)
2. Is R symmetric? If not what pairs need to be added to R so that the new relation
would be symmetric?
A: yes
B: only add (c,b)
C: only add (d,c)
D: add (c,b), (d,c) and (e,c)
3. Is R transitive? Explain.
A: yes
B: no
C: can not be determined
D: add (c,c) and (e,e)
4. Compute R2.
A: { (a,a), (b,b), (d,d) }
B: b, c) (b, d) (b, e) (c, d) }
C: {(d, d ), (b, c) (b, d) (b, e)}
D: { ( a, a ) , (b, b), (d, d ), (b, c) (b, d) (b, e) (c, d) }
5. Compute R-1.
6. Draw a directed graph representation for R. How many vertices have loops?
A: 1
B: 2
C: 3
D: 4
7. Find the relation R on A with the least number of elements so that (a, b) is in R
and R is an equivalence relation. How many elements are in R?
A: 4
B: 5
C: 6
D: 7
8. Find the relation R on A with the least number of elements so that (a, b) and (b, c)
are in R and R is an equivalence relation. How many elements are in R?
A: 5
B: 7
C: 9
D: 11
9. Suppose that R1 and R2 are two equivalence relations on a set A. Why may R1
R2 fail to be an equivalence relation?
A: may fail to be reflexive
B: may fail to be symmetric
C: may fail to be transitive
D: will always be an equivalence relation
For exercises 12 through 14, R = { (1,1), (1,2), (1,3), (3,1), (2,3) } be a relation on {1, 2,
3}.
15. Is R antisymmetric?
A: yes
B: no
C: cannot be determined
D: need to add (2,1)
16. Is T transitive?
A: yes
B: no
C: cannot be determined
D: need to add (2,1)
17. Is R reflexive?
A: yes
B: no
C: cannot be determined
D: need to add (2,1)
18. Draw the digraph of R. Which vertex has the largest in degree?
A: 1
B: 3
C: 6
D: 18
21. Draw the Hasse diagram for R. Of the vertices listed, which vertex has the
largest degree?
A: 1
B: 2
C: 3
D: 18
For exercises 27 through 28, consider the Hasse diagram below, where 0 and 1 are
the minimal and maximal elements respectively.
Answers
1. D 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. D 6. C 7. D 8. D 9. C 10. D
11. D 12. D 13. A 14. C 15. A 16. A 17. A 18. D 19. D 20. B
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. D 30. A