Correct Answer
✅ Option b — Symmetric
All Options:
- AReflexive
- BSymmetric
- CTransitive
- DNone of these
Detailed Solution & Explanation
1. **Reflexive**: A line cannot be perpendicular to itself (). Thus, the relation is not reflexive.
2. **Symmetric**: If line , then line . This is always true. Thus, the relation is symmetric.
3. **Transitive**: If line and line , then and are parallel, not perpendicular (). Thus, the relation is not transitive.
Therefore, the perpendicularity relation satisfies the **Symmetric** property (Option B).
*Note: The textbook answer key incorrectly lists Option C (Transitive) as the correct choice, which is a clear typographical error in the key.*
Hence, **Option B** is the correct answer.
About This Chapter: Sets, Relations and Functions
Paper
Paper 3: Quantitative Aptitude
Weightage
3-5 Marks
Key Topics
Sets, Relations, Functions
This chapter covers Sets, Relations, Functions and is part of Paper 3: Quantitative Aptitude in the CA Foundation exam.
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