Agwity 2 Equivalence Relation objective roserif that the elation Rin the wet Lof al new ina plane, defined by R= a, Ha band ab this A Syvalence relation, Method of Construction sake the dravsing board. Place it on the table and fic a white paper wheet tit, With seale and peneil draw some partie! lines and nase them are fan a, Dr a ine perpendicular to given drawn fines and name it by iawn line ¢, inlined to the given drawn lines. See figure, Material Required ‘drawing board ‘ite paper sheet * Board pins, pencil and scale Demonstration, Observation and Conclusion LLB Is reflexive relation: Since every line is parallel to itself as 4 |. @; | 4; and ay Ifa ete. Therefore, the relation R is reflexive. 2. Relation R is symmetric: (o) By construction, we know that a; jay and a, | a, = (ay.a;) ¢ Rand (a, a) €R + a = Relation Ris symmetric, (Also by construction, we know that a; || a3 and as | ay (a), ay) ¢ Rand (ay, a,) ¢ R * = Relation R is symmetric. 3, Relation R is transitive: a,, a, and a, are three lines. — : By construction ~ a, || @y and a; || ay, then a, I a, Hence (a, a3) ¢ Rand (ay, a3) € R i - => (aa) eR " - Relation Ris transitive. We have verified that the relation R = (a, b} : a|| Band a, b ¢ L} is reflexive, symmetric and transitive. Hence, relation R is an equivalence relation. -Apptieation RO SoLT | of This activity is useful () in understanding the concept of an equivalence relation. (i) to check whether a given relation is an equivalence relation or nat. ‘Scanned with CamSeanner