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JEE Main 6 April 2024, Shift 2, Maths Q2

Question 2 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 2 of 30, Section A.

Let

A=\{1,2,3,4,5\}

. Let

R

be a relation on

A

defined by

xRy

if and only if

4x\le 5y

. Let

m

be the number of elements in

R

and

n

be the minimum number of elements from

A\times A

that are required to be added to

R

to make it a symmetric relation. Then

m+n

is equal to :

(1)23
(2)24
(3)25Official answer
(4)26

Official answer

Option 3

NTA final key.

Chapter: Relations and Functions
Topic: Sets and Relations
Idea tested: Counting Relations

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