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Test Yourself

  1. If R is a relation from A to B, x \in A, and y \in B, the notation x R y means that ____.

x is related to y by R

  1. If R is a relation from A to B, x \in A, and y \in B, the notation x \cancel{R} y means that ____.

x is not related to y by R.

  1. If R is a relation from A to B, x \in A, and y \in B, the notation (y, x) \in R^{-1} if, and only if, ____.
 (x, y) \in R 
  1. A relation on a set A is a relation from ____ to ____.

A; A

  1. If R is a relation on a set A, the directed graph of R has an arrow from x to y if, and only if, ____.

x is related to y by R


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  1. For a relation R on a set A to be reflexive means that ____.

\forall x \in A, x R x

  1. For a relation R on a set A to be symmetric means that ____.

\forall x, y \in A, x R y \to y R x

  1. For a relation R on a set A to be transitive means that ____.

\forall x, y, z \in A, (x R y \wedge y R z) \to x R z

  1. To show that a relation R on an infinite set A is reflexive, you suppose that ____ and you show that ____.

x \in A; x R x

  1. To show that a relation R on an infinite set A is symmetric, you suppose that ____ and you show that ____.

\forall x, y \in A, x R y; y R x

  1. To show that a relation R on an infinite set A is transitive, you suppose that ____ and you show that ____.

\forall x, y, z \in A, x R y \wedge y R z; x R z

  1. To show that a relation R on a set A is not reflexive, you ____.

\exists x \in A, x \cancel{R} x

  1. To show that a relation R on a set A is not symmetric, you ____.

\exists x, y \in A, x R y \to y \cancel{R} x

  1. To show that a relation R on a set A is not transitive, you ____.

\exists x, y, z \in A, (x R y \wedge y R z) \to x \cancel{R} z

  1. Given a relation R on a set A, the transitive closure of R is the relation R^t on A that satisfies the following three properties: ____, ____, and ____.

R^t is transitive; R \subseteq R^t; if S is any other transitive relation that contains R, then R^t \subseteq S