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QJEEM21Mac3a7: JEE Main 2021 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM21Mac3a7 Solution: Let A = {2, 3, 4, 5, ....., 30} and ' ' be an equivalence…

Let A = {2, 3, 4, 5, ....., 30} and ' ≃\simeq ' be an equivalence relation on A ×\times A, defined by (a, b) ≃\simeq (c, d), if and only if ad = bc. Then the number of ordered pairs which satisfy this equivalence relation with ordered pair (4, 3) is equal to :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 5
  • B 6
  • C 8
  • D 7

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

ad = bc

(a, b) R (4, 3) ⇒\Rightarrow 3a = 4b

a = 43{4 \over 3} b

b must be multiple of 3

b = {3, 6, 9 ..... 30}

(a, b) = {(4, 3), (8, 16), (12, 9), (16, 12), (20, 15), (24, 18), (28, 21)}

⇒\Rightarrow 7 ordered pair

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