Please Solve R. D. Sharma class 12 Chapter relations Exercise 1.1 Question 8 Maths textbook Solution.
Answer:
Hence, prove every identity relation on a set is reflexive but the converse is not necessarily true.
Hint:
A relation R on set A is
Reflexive relation:
If for every
Symmetric relation:
If is true then is also true for every
Transitive relation:
Given: Every Identity relation is reflexive.
Solution:
Let be a set
Then,
Identity relation is reflexive, since
The converse of it need not be necessarily true.
Counter example:
Consider the set
Here,
Relation is reflexive on
However, is not an identity relation.