Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2006/ia/paper-5/11/i/solution

A binary relation is symmetric exactly when . By the reversed-chain identity, condition (i) therefore gives , in particular condition (iii). Conversely, if , reversing both sides gives . Thus condition (iii) gives equality and therefore symmetry. Conditions (i) and (iii) are equivalent.

New to topics? Read the docs here!