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Consider a relational database schema with two relations π (π,π) and π(π,π). Let πΈ = {β¨π’β©β£βπ£ βπ€ β¨π’,π£β©βπ β§ β¨π£,π€β© βπ} be a tuple relational calculus expression.
Which one of the following relational algebraic expressions is equivalent to πΈ ?
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To find the equivalent relational algebra expression, we analyze the Tuple Relational Calculus (TRC) expression:
E = { β¨uβ© | βv βw (β¨u, vβ© β R β§ β¨v, wβ© β S) }
1. Identify Attributes: Relation R has attributes (P, Q) and S has attributes (X, Y).
2. Map Variables: The tuple β¨u, vβ© β R implies u corresponds to P and v corresponds to Q. The tuple β¨v, wβ© β S implies v corresponds to X and w corresponds to Y.
3. Determine Join Condition: The variable v is common to both relations. Thus, the join condition is R.Q = S.X.
4. Determine Projection: The result is projected on u, which corresponds to attribute P of relation R.
5. Construct Expression: The equivalent expression is Ξ _P (S β_{S.X=R.Q} R) or Ξ _P (R β_{R.Q=S.X} S).
Option B matches this structure: Ξ _P (S β_{S.X=R.Q} R).