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JEE Main 31 January 2024, Shift 1, Maths Q21

Question 21 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 21 of 30, Section B.

Let

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

and

R=\{(1,2),(2,3),(1,4)\}

be a relation on A. Let S be the equivalence relation on A such that

R\subset S

and the number of elements in S is n. Then, the minimum value of n is ______

Official answer

NTA final key.

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

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 10× in all

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