Practicing Success
Let L be the set of all lines in a plane and R be the relation in L, defined as R={$(L_1,L_2):L_1$ is perpendicular to $L_2$ } then R is : A . Reflexive B. Symmetric C. Neither reflexive nor transitive D. Transitive E. Neither reflexive nor symmetric |
B, C only A, D only C, D, E only E only |
B, C only |
The correct answer is Option (1) → B, C only R is not reflexive as no line is perpendicular to itself R is symmetric as if $(L_1,L_2)∈R⇒L_1⊥L_2⇒(L_2,L_1)∈R$ R is not transitive as $(L_1,L_2)∈R,(L_2,L_3)∈R⇒L_1⊥L_2$ and $L_2⊥L_3 ⇒ L_1||L_3$ so B, C are only correct |