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Program to Define Relations in Prolog

In previous article we have seen how to find the reverse of a list. The following program shows the implementation of rules. It describes the relationships of brother, sister, grandparents, son, daughter and uncle in a family. The facts used here include male, female, parents, and father.

Relations to be define:-

1) Brother

2) Grandparents

3) Son

4) Sister

5) Daughter

6) Uncle.

PROGRAM:

male(a).

female(b).

male(c).

female(d).

parents(a,m1,f1).

parents(b,m1,f1).

parents(c,m1,f1).

parents(d,m2,f2).

parents(f1,f5,f6).

parents(f2,f5,f6).

parents(f3,f7,f8).

parents(f4,f7,f8).

father(f1,a).

father(f2,b).

father(f3,c).

father(f4,d).

brother(X,Y):-male(X),parents(X,M,F),parents(Y,M,F).

sister(X,Y):- female(X),parents(X,M,F),parents(Y,M,F).

son(X,F):-male(X),father(F,X).

daughter(X,M,F):-female(X),parents(X,M,F).

uncle(Y,X):- male(X),father(M,X),parents(M,M1,F1),parents(Y,M1,F1).

grandparents(M,F1,X):-father(F,X),parents(F,M,F1).

 

OUTPUT:

 

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