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.
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