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(a) {(x, y) : x ≤ y}<br />

(b) {(x, y) : x2 + y ≤ 4}<br />

(c) {(x, y) : |x| < 1}<br />

(d) {(x, y) : x2 + y2 ≥ 1}<br />

3.11 Relations in General 113<br />

You might think there is nothing particularly exciting about a relation, since<br />

any collection <strong>of</strong> ordered element pairs qualifies as a relation. What makes the<br />

idea take shape and become mathematically important is that we can lay out<br />

certain criteria by which pairs are included in the relation, and these different<br />

criteria might have particular properties that make interesting statements<br />

about A.<br />

Example 3.11.5 Define a relation R ⊆ Q × Q by R ={(p/q, r/s) : ps = qr}.<br />

<strong>This</strong> relation consists <strong>of</strong> all pairs <strong>of</strong> rational numbers that are equivalent, as was<br />

defined in Definition 3.8.2. So (3/8, −30/−80) and (0/2, 0/12) are in R, while<br />

(2/5, 5/3) is not. �<br />

Example 3.11.6 R1 ={(a, b) : a

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