Let the relations $R_1$ and $R_2$ on the set $X=\{1,2,3, \ldots, 20\}$ be given by $R_1=\{(x, y): 2 x-3 y=2\}$ and $R_2=\{(x, y):-5 x+4 y=0\}$. If $M$ and $N$ be the minimum number of elements required to be added in $R_1$ and $R_2$, respectively, in order to make the relations symmetric, then $M+N$ equals
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<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& R_1=\{(x, y): 2 x-3 y=2\} \\
& R_2=\{(x, y):-5 x+4 y=0\} \\
& 2 x-3 y=2
\end{aligned}$$</p>
<p>So $2 x$ and $3 y$ both has to be even or odd simultaneously and $2 x$ can't be odd so $2 x$ and $3 y$ both will be even</p>
<p>$R_1=\{(4,2),(7,4),(10,6),(13,8),(16,10),(19,12)\}$</p>
<p>For symmetric we need to add 6 elements as</p>
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& (2,4),(4,7),(6,10),(8,13),(10,16),(12,19) \\
& M=6
\end{aligned}$$</p>
<p>For $R_2-5 x+4 y=0$</p>
<p>$5 x$ and $4 y$ has to be equal $4 y$ is always even so $5 x$ will also be even</p>
<p>$R_2=\{(4,5),(8,10),(12,15),(16,20)\}$</p>
<p>For symmetric we need to add 4 element as</p>
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& (5,4)(10,8)(15,12)(20,16) \\
& N=4 \\
& M+N=6+4=10
\end{aligned}$$</p>
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Sets, Relations and Functions · Topic: Sets and Operations
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