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Numbers and Sets | Part IA, 2020

Define an equivalence relation. Which of the following is an equivalence relation on the set of non-zero complex numbers? Justify your answers. (i) x∼yx \sim y if ∣x−y∣2<∣x∣2+∣y∣2|x-y|^{2}<|x|^{2}+|y|^{2}. (ii) x∼yx \sim y if ∣x+y∣=∣x∣+∣y∣|x+y|=|x|+|y|. (iii) x∼yx \sim y if ∣xyn∣\left|\frac{x}{y^{n}}\right| is rational for some integer n⩾1n \geqslant 1. (iv) x∼yx \sim y if ∣x3−x∣=∣y3−y∣\left|x^{3}-x\right|=\left|y^{3}-y\right|.

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