Solutions
n(A × A) = 9
Number of relations containing (1, 2), (2, 1), (a, a) = 23
Number of relations containing (1, 2), (2, 1), (1, 3), (3, 1), (a, a) = 23
Number of relations containing (1, 2), (2, 1), (2, 3), (3, 2), (a, a) = 23
Number of relations containing (1, 2), (2, 1), (1, 3), (3, 1), (2, 3), (3, 2), (a, a) = 23
⇒ Total number of symmetric relations = 32.