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Mark the correct alternative in the following question:
Consider a non-empty set consisting of children in a family and a relation R defined as aRb if a is brother of b. Then, R is _____________ .
Options
symmetric but not transitive
transitive but not symmetric
neither symmetric nor transitive
both symmetric and transitive
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Solution
Hence, R is transitive but not symmetric.
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