CBSE Class 12 · 2009 · Relations And Functions XIILong Answer

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Prove that the relation in the set given by is an equivalence relation.

Answer: is an equivalence relation.

Solution

Reflexive: is even, so for every .
Symmetric: , so if is even then is even; .
Transitive: suppose and are both even. Then

and a sum of two even quantities and is even, so is even and .
Reflexive, symmetric and transitive all hold.

CBSE Class 12 Board · 2009 · Subjective

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