document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1126785>Question 1126785</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Explain if the following relation (R) is a reflexive, symmetric, or transitive one:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R={(x,y)&#8712;N×N:x is a factor of y} where N is the set of nonzero natural numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Reflexive; \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;not symmetric; \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;transitive.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The proof uses only ELEMENTARY PROPERTIES of divisibility natural numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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