code: def relate(a, b, **kwargs):
      """
      Returns a string representation of the DE-9IM intersection matrix.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      a, b : Geometry or array_like
      **kwargs
          See :ref:`NumPy ufunc docs <ufuncs.kwargs>` for other keyword arguments.
  
      Examples
      --------
      >>> from shapely import LineString, Point
      >>> point = Point(0, 0)
      >>> line = LineString([(0, 0), (1, 1)])
      >>> relate(point, line)
      'F0FFFF102'
      """
      return lib.relate(a, b, **kwargs)
  
imports: import warnings
  import numpy
  from shapely import lib
  from shapely.decorators import multithreading_enabled, requires_geos
label_desc: Use image node_id 25 for calling a global function with example usage: relate(a, b) and returns: lib