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Given an example of a relation. Which is reflexive and transitive but not symmetric.

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Given an example of a relation. Which is reflexive and transitive but not symmetric.

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Define a relation R in R as:

R = {a, b): a3 ≥ b3}

Clearly (a, a) ∈ R as a3 = a3.

∴ R is reflexive.

Now,

(2, 1) ∈ R (as 23 ≥ 13)

But,

(1, 2) ∉ R (as 13 < 23)

∴ R is not symmetric.

Now,

Let (a, b), (b, c) ∈ R.

⇒ a3 ≥ b3 and b3 ≥ c3

⇒ a3 ≥ c3

⇒ (a, c) ∈ R

∴ R is transitive.

Hence, relation R is reflexive and transitive but not symmetric.

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