Please Solve RD Sharma Class 12 Chapter Relation Exercise 1.2 Question 13 Maths Textbook Solution.
Answer: Hence prove, S is not an equivalence relation on R.
Hint: To prove an equivalence relation it is necessary that the given relation should be reflexive, symmetric and transitive.
Explanation:
Now,
Reflexivity:
S is not reflexive.
When one the three properties are not valid, relation not an equivalence.
Hence, S is not an equivalence relation on R.