Answer to Question #11189 in Discrete Mathematics for Harsimran

Question #11189
If A is the set of triangles in a plane then prove that the relation R defined by “a is similar to b ” is an equivalence relation?
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Expert's answer
2012-07-06T07:49:44-0400
Two geometrical objects (in this case – triangles) are called similar if they both have the same shape, or one has the same shape as the mirror image of the other. Obviously, this relation satisfies following conditions:

a ~ a. (Reflexivity)
if a ~ b then b ~ a. (Symmetry)
if a ~ b and b ~ c then a ~ c. (Transitivity)

So, relation R is an equivalence relation.

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