Question 11 Mark
Let R be any relation in the set A of human beings in a town at a particular time.
Assertion (A): If $R=\{(x, y): x$ is wife of $y\}$, then $R$ is reflexive.
Reason (R): If $R=\{(x, y): x$ is father of $y\}$, then R is neither reflexive nor symmetric nor transitive.
Assertion (A): If $R=\{(x, y): x$ is wife of $y\}$, then $R$ is reflexive.
Reason (R): If $R=\{(x, y): x$ is father of $y\}$, then R is neither reflexive nor symmetric nor transitive.
Answer
View full question & answer→(d) A is false but R is true.
Explanation: Assertion: Here R is not reflexive: as x cannot be wife of x.
Reason: Here, R is not reflexive; as x cannot be father of x, for any x. R is not symmetric as if x is father of y, then y cannot be father of x. R is not transitive as if x is father of y and y is father of z, then x is grandfather (not father) of z.
Explanation: Assertion: Here R is not reflexive: as x cannot be wife of x.
Reason: Here, R is not reflexive; as x cannot be father of x, for any x. R is not symmetric as if x is father of y, then y cannot be father of x. R is not transitive as if x is father of y and y is father of z, then x is grandfather (not father) of z.