Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2006 / ia / Paper 4 / 5E / ii / Solution

A binary relation $T$ is transitive exactly when $T\circ T\subseteq T$. If condition (iii) holds, associativity and monotonicity of composition of relations giveHence (iii) implies (ii). Conversely, the inclusions $R,S\subseteq T$ implyIf $T$ is a transitive relation, the right side lies in $T$, which is condition (iii). Thus (ii) and (iii) are equivalent.