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Math 544, Assignment 2

Due 2013-10-01, 11:00

4. a) Take
Sn = (0, 1)
So that
\

Sn = (0, 1)

Which is clearly open.


b) Take

Sn =

1
1
,1 +
n
n

So that
\

Sn = [0, 1]

Which is clearly closed.


c) Take

Sn =


1
,1
n

So that
\

Sn = [0, 1)

Which is not open (0 is a limit point incldued in the set) nor closed (1 is a limit point
not included in the set).
d) Take


1
1
Tn = , 1 +
n
n
So that
1

Tn = [1, 2]

Since Tn+1 Tn for all n. The set is clearly closed.


e) Take


1
1
Tn =
,2
n
n

So that
[

Tn = (0, 2)

As Tn Tn+1 for all n.


f) Take


1
1
,1 +
Tn =
n
n

So that
[

Tn = (0, 2]

Which is neither closed nor open by argument in part c).

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