JEE Main 2023 — Sets And Relations Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2023 (Online) 24th January Evening Shift
Question
The minimum number of elements that must be added to the relation R = {(a, b), (b, c), (b, d)} on the set {a, b, c, d} so that it is an equivalence relation, is __________.
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Adding make reflexive.
Adding make Symmetric
And adding to make transitive
Further to be added to make Symmetricity.
Further also be added.
So total 13 elements to be added to make equivalence.
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