Quick question about antisymmetric relationship.

Question

Here we go, It is a really yes or no question. If aRb is a|b then is this antisymmetric? a, b belongs to integers including 0*

I think yes it should be – Karan Singh Jun 24 '20 at 06:23 — Karan Singh, Jun 24 '20 at 06:23

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 24 '20 at 06:27

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Is it? Consider if $a \mid b$ and $b \mid a$. Can this happen for integers $a,b$ and them not be equal?

Hint: Consider $b=-a$.

Solution:

Consider $a=1, b=-1$. Each divide the other but $a \ne b$. Therefore no antisymmetry.

answered Jun 24 '20 at 06:27

PrincessEev

I love the way of spoiler. But I get this by the hint and thanks. It's my bad that I stuck with such an easy question sorry. – Karan Singh Jun 24 '20 at 06:28

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