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Question
If A = {1, 2, 3, 4} define relations on A which have properties of being symmetric but neither reflexive nor transitive ?
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Solution
The relation on A having properties of being symmetric, but neither reflexive nor transitive is
R = {(1, 2), (2, 1)}
The relation R on A is neither reflexive nor transitive, but symmetric.
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