## Symmetric Closure

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### Symmetric Closure

I can't seem to find the way to approach this problem. Because it has symbols I don't know how to type here, I have attached an image here instead. Please help me if you can. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

thesevensparks

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thesevensparks wrote:I can't seem to find the way to approach this problem. Because it has symbols I don't know how to type here, I have attached an image here instead.

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$\mbox{1. Prove: Let }\, R\, \mbox{ be a relation on a set }\, A.\,$

$\mbox{ The symmetric closure of }\, R\, \mbox{ is the relation }$

$\, R \cup R^{-1};\,\mbox { i.e. }\, Cl_s(R)\, =\, R \cup R^{-1}.$

Note: The above reads like a definition rather than a theorem ("this is defined as being that"). Are you supposed to be proving that the symmetric closure can be stated in this manner? If so, what definition and other information are you provided regarding symmetric closures?

Thank you!

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