Problem 21
Let \(R\) be the relation on the set of all students containing the ordered pair \((a, b)\) if \(a\) and \(b\) are in at least one common class and \(a \neq b .\) When is \((a, b)\) in $$ \begin{array}{llll}{\text { a) } R^{2} ?} & {\text { b) } R^{3} ?} & {\text { c) } R^{*} ?}\end{array} $$
Problem 21
Draw the Hasse diagram for the less than or equal to relation on \(\\{0,2,5,10,11,15\\} .\)
Problem 22
Draw the Hasse diagram for divisibility on the set a) \(\\{1,2,3,4,5,6\\}\) b) \(\\{3,5,7,11,13,16,17\\}\) c) \(\\{2,3,5,10,11,15,25\\}\) d) \(\\{1,3,9,27,81,243\\}\)
Problem 24
Determine whether the relations represented by these zero-one matrices are equivalence relations. $$ \text { a) }\left[\begin{array}{lll}{1} & {1} & {1} \\ {0} & {1} & {1} \\\ {1} & {1} & {1}\end{array}\right] \quad \text { b) }\left[\begin{array}{llll}{1} & {0} & {1} & {0} \\ {0} & {1} & {0} & {1} \\\ {1} & {0} & {1} & {0} \\ {0} & {1} & {0} & {1}\end{array}\right] \text { c) }\left[\begin{array}{llll}{1} & {1} & {1} & {0} \\ {1} & {1} & {1} & {0} \\\ {1} & {1} & {1} & {0} \\ {0} & {0} & {0} & {1}\end{array}\right] $$
Problem 24
Draw the Hasse diagram for inclusion on the set \(P(S),\) where \(S=\\{a, b, c, d\\}\)
Problem 25
How many different relations are there from a set with \(m\) elements to a set with \(n\) elements?
Problem 27
Let \(R\) be a relation from a set \(A\) to a set \(B\) . The inverse relation from \(B\) to \(A,\) denoted by \(R^{-1}\) , is the set of ordered pairs \(\\{(b, a) |(a, b) \in R\\} .\) The complementary relation \(\overline{R}\) is the set of ordered pairs \(\\{(a, b) |(a, b) \notin R\\}\). Let \(R\) be the relation \(R=\\{(a, b) | a \text { divides } b\\}\) on the set of positive integers. Find \(\begin{array}{ll}{\text { a) } R^{-1} .} & {\text { b) } \overline{R}}\end{array}\)
Problem 28
What is the covering relation of the partial ordering \(\\{(a, b) | a \text { divides } b\\}\) on \(\\{1,2,3,4,6,12\\} ?\)
Problem 28
Let \(R\) be a relation from a set \(A\) to a set \(B\) . The inverse relation from \(B\) to \(A,\) denoted by \(R^{-1}\) , is the set of ordered pairs \(\\{(b, a) |(a, b) \in R\\} .\) The complementary relation \(\overline{R}\) is the set of ordered pairs \(\\{(a, b) |(a, b) \notin R\\}\). Let \(R\) be the relation on the set of all states in the United States consisting of pairs \((a, b)\) where state \(a\) borders state \(b .\) Find \(\begin{array}{ll}{\text { a) } R^{-1}} & {\text { b) } \overline{R}}\end{array}\)
Problem 29
Find the smallest relation containing the relation {(1, 2), (1, 4), (3, 3), (4, 1)} that is a) reflexive and transitive. b) symmetric and transitive. c) reflexive, symmetric, and transitive.