Activitytno

OBJECTIVE MATERIAL REQUIRED

To verify that the relation R in the set A-piece ofpBywood, some pieces of
L of all lines in a plane. defined by wiresf8), neais, whte paper. glue etc.
R= {(0,m):lL m} is symmetric but twead
neither reflexive nor transitive.

MErHODOr¬ovSTRUCTION {Hocaduns
Takea-pieee-efpByweed andpaste-a whitepaperonitixthe-wires randomly
-nthe plyweed with the help of azaits- such that some of them are parallel.
shown in
Some are perpendicular to each6ther and some are inclined as

Fig.1.

Fig.1

DEMONSTRATION
add
wirestepresent
the lines ,. 1,
1. Let the Isee Fig. 1|
lines 1,, /,1.
perpendicular to cach of the
2.is

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3. 1 is perpendicular to
4. to is parallel to, and I, is parallel
1, is parallel ,. 1,
e R
5.,1). , 1). , 1).0, 1,)
OBSERVATION
to itself, so the relation
1. In Fig. 1, no line is perpendicular
R reflexive fistis=HOTE
={(1. m): ILm] not
anc
2. In Fig. 1, 1L1,. b1, L1?- (YostNo

(, 1) e R »(1,, 1)_E_R Eler

Similarly.!L,.B1L1 (YesAle

E Ea
(11) R =(1,,1) E R
Also, YesNo)
(1) E R ( 1 , , 1 ) E R ( e e

Therelation R symmetric (islis-not)

3. e
In Fig. 1,., L, and 1,L1,. H ¥esANe u net pewpenolituulas
i.e., 1) e Rand (,. 1)eR^ (l, 1,) R els
The relation R . transitive (ishsnot
Result Th qwem halot.n
APPLICATION LS&mme bw men
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This activitykan be usedto check whether a 1. In this
aiven relation is an eauivalence relation o case, the relation is