Consider the relation R on the set of all real numbers defined by R = {(a, b) : |a − b| ≤ 0}. R is:
Consider the relation R on the set of all real numbers defined by R = {(a, b) : |a − b| ≤ 0}. R is:
- A. reflexive and symmetric but not transitive
- B. reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
- C. only reflexive
- D. an equivalence relation
Answer: D) an equivalence relation
Explanation: |a − b| ≤ 0 implies a = b. So R = {(a, a) : a ∈ R}, the identity relation, which is an equivalence relation.
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