Consider a relational schema R(A, B, C, D, E) with the following functional dependencies: A ? B, BC ? E, and ED ? A.

(a) List all keys of R.
(b) Is R in 3NF?
(c) Is R in BCNF?


(a) The keys are: ACD, BCD, and CDE.
(b) R is in 3NF because B, E, and A are all parts of keys.
(c) R is not in BCNF because none of A, BC, and ED contain a key.

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