MATH 349 - Introduction to Mathematical Analysis

Fall 2015 - HOMEWORK 3

Due: November 16, 2015
1. Let (X, d) be metric space and U X be any subset. Prove that
U is open if and only if for any convergent sequence (xn ) in (X, d)
with lim xn U , there is an integer n0 such that, for any n n0
xn U .
2. Prove that d : [1, ) [1, ) R, d(x, y) = |1/x 1/y|, defines a
metric on [1, ). Show that the sequence (n) is a Cauchy sequence
in this metric space. Is it convergent?
3. Consider the sequence fn : [0, 1] R, fn (x) = xn in the complete
metric space of bounded functions equipped with the supremum metric,
B([0, 1], sup ). Is it a Cauchy sequence? Show that the same sequence
is convergent in B([0, 1/2], sup )
4. Let (fn ) C(X) B(X) be a convergent sequence, where
C(X) B(X) is the metric space of real valued bounded and continuous functions on metric space (X, d). Let (xn ) be convergent
sequence in (X, d). Show that fn (xn ) is convergent in (R, | |).
5. Either prove or give counter examples for the following statements:
Let (X, d) be a metric space. Then, for any subsets A, B of X we
have,
a) Int(A) Int(B) Int(A B);
b)

Int(A) Int(B) = Int(A B);

c) A B = A B;
d) A B A B;
e) Int(A) = A;
f ) Int(A) = Int(A).
6. Show that if d : X X R is a metric on a nonempty set X
d(x, y)
then so is d (x, y) =
. Show that a subset A X is open
1 + d(x, y)
with respect to the metric d if and only if it is open with respect to

the metric d (in other words, the topologies on X induced by these

two metrics are equivalent). Also, show that these two metrics are not
equivalent if the space (X, d) is unbounded.