JEE Main202528 Jan 2025Morning ShiftMathematicsSets and RelationsActual
The relation R= (x, y): x, y Z and x+y is even is:
Options
- Areflexive and symmetric but not transitive
- Ban equivalence relation
- Csymmetric and transitive but not reflexive
- Dreflexive and transitive but not symmetric
Correct answer
B. an equivalence relation
Step-by-step solution
For reflexive (x, x) R , x Z x+x=2 x even For symmetric of (x, y) R then (y, x) R when x, y Z x+y even y+x even for transitive if (x, y) R x+y even (y, z) R y+z even x+2 y+z even x+z is even (x, z) R R is an equivalence relation.