Show that the relation $\text{R}$ in the set \[\text{A}\] of points in a plane given by \[\text{R = }\!\!\{\!\!\text{ }\left( \text{P, Q} \right)\text{ :}\] Distance of the point \[\text{P}\] from the origin is same as the distance of the point \[\text{Q}\] from the origin}, is an equivalence relation. Further, show that the set of all points related to a point \[\text{P}\ne \left( \text{0, 0} \right)\] is the circle passing through \[\text{P}\] with origin as centre.
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Ans: The given relation is \[\text{ }\!\!~\!\!\text{ R = }\!\!\{\!\!\text{ }\left( \text{P, Q} \right)\text{ :}\] Distance of \[\text{P}\] from the origin is the same as the distance of \[\text{Q}\] from the origin}
Since, \[\left( \text{P, P} \right)\in \text{R}\].
The relation \[\text{R}\] is reflexive.
Let \[\left( \text{P, Q} \right)\in \text{R}\], distance of \[\text{P}\] from the origin is the same as the distance of \[\text{Q}\] from the origin similarly distance of \[\text{Q}\] from the origin will be the same as the distance of \[\text{P}\] from the origin. So, \[\left( \text{Q, P} \right)\in \text{R}\].
Therefore \[\text{R}\] is symmetric.
Let \[\left( \text{P, Q} \right),\left( \text{Q, S} \right)\in \text{R}\].
Distance of \[\text{P}\] from the origin is the same as the distance of \[\text{Q}\] from the origin and distance of \[\text{Q}\] from the origin is the same as the distance of \[\text{S}\] from the origin. So, the distance of \[\text{S}\] from the origin will be the same as the distance of \[\text{P}\] from the origin. So, \[\left( \text{P, S} \right)\in \text{R}\].
Therefore \[\text{R}\] is transitive.
Therefore the relation \[\text{R}\] is an equivalence relation.
The set of points related to \[\text{P}\ne \left( \text{0, 0} \right)\] will be those points whose distance from origin is same as distance of \[\text{P}\] from the origin and will form a circle with the centre as origin and this circle passes through \[\text{P}\].