Database System Concepts
Database System Concepts
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781260084504
Author: Abraham Silberschatz, S. Sudarshan, Abraham, Henry Korth, Silberschatz Abraham, Silberschatz Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Expert Solution & Answer
Book Icon
Chapter 7, Problem 36E

Explanation of Solution

BCNF (Boyce Codd Normal Form):

A relation is said to be in BCNF if it holds the following 2 conditions:

  • The relation is in Third Normal Form
  • For every dependency X→a, X is superkey.

Every binary relation which means every schema consisting of exactly 2 attributes is said to be in BCNF.

In order to prove that, consider all possible combinations of functional dependencies on a relation R with 2 attributes A1 and A2.

Case1: A1→A2

In this case, A1 is the candidate key and hence also a superkey as candidate keys is minimal superkeys.

So, the BCNF condition satisfies in this case...

Blurred answer
Students have asked these similar questions
Manhattan distance
Aiwhat cost from Oradea to Goal which Eforie us A* Algorithm G(n)+H(n) last what ıs the cost
What is the SELECT statement? give one reference with your answer What is a URL and what is it used for? give one reference with your answer  What is e-mail, and what are its advantages? Give one reference with your answer
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Database System Concepts
Computer Science
ISBN:9780078022159
Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Text book image
Starting Out with Python (4th Edition)
Computer Science
ISBN:9780134444321
Author:Tony Gaddis
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Digital Fundamentals (11th Edition)
Computer Science
ISBN:9780132737968
Author:Thomas L. Floyd
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
C How to Program (8th Edition)
Computer Science
ISBN:9780133976892
Author:Paul J. Deitel, Harvey Deitel
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Database Systems: Design, Implementation, & Manag...
Computer Science
ISBN:9781337627900
Author:Carlos Coronel, Steven Morris
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Programmable Logic Controllers
Computer Science
ISBN:9780073373843
Author:Frank D. Petruzella
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education