Each bead on a bracelet with three beads is either red,

Chapter 13, Problem 58E

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Each bead on a bracelet with three beads is either red, white, or blue, as illustrated in the figure shown.

                       

Define the relation \(R\) between bracelets as: \(\left(B_1,\ B_2\right)\), where \(B_{1}\) and \(B_{2}\)  are bracelets, belongs to \(R\) if and only if \(B_{2}\)  can be obtained from \(B_{1}\)  by rotating it or rotating it and then reflecting it.

a) Show that \(R\) is an equivalence relation.

b) What are the equivalence classes of \(R\)?

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

R

(B_1, B_2)

B_1

B_2

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