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Use the chase test to tell whether each of the following dependencies hold in a relation R(A, B, C, D, E) with the dependencies A →→ BC, B → D, and C →→ E. a)A → D. b) A →→ D. c)A → E. d)A →→ E. Please answer all of them with explanations. Thanks
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