Practice - Proof of Transitive Closure Properties
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Practice Questions
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What is meant by the term transitive closure?
💡 Hint: Think about connectivity and closure in conditions.
Define a connectivity relation.
💡 Hint: Consider what paths would mean in a graph context.
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What is the connectivity relation R*?
💡 Hint: Think about how paths function within graph representations.
If (a, b) is in R and (b, c) is also in R, what can we conclude?
💡 Hint: R* should maintain transitive characteristics.
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Create a boolean matrix for a given relation R with 5 elements and calculate R*.
💡 Hint: Use boolean multiplication and ensure to check reachable paths.
Prove that R* is the smallest transitive relation expanding R using set theory.
💡 Hint: Visualize subsets and demonstrate transitivity through multiple examples.
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