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intervals is intricately linked to the definition of open intervals, the following arguments will look very similar and
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shouldn't be surprising.
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\begin{enumerate}[label=\emph{(\alph*)}]
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\item
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\item
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\item Non-formally speaking, in this exercise we want to prove that any intersection of closed sets in $\R$, is
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closed itself. In order to make this formal, we will assume that $F_\lambda$ is closed for all $\lambda \in
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\Lambda$ and follow the definition as presented.
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So, let us assume that $F_\lambda$ is closed for all $\lambda \in \Lambda$. Following the definition of closed
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sets, this means that the complement of $F_\lambda$ is open. Let's call the complement $\R \backslash F_\lambda =
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U_\lambda$. Similarly, proving $\bigcap_{\lambda \in \Lambda} F_\lambda$ is closed, means we need to prove its
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complement is open. From De Morgan's laws, it follows that $\R \backslash \bigcap_{\lambda \in \Lambda}
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F_\lambda = \bigcup_{\lambda \in \Lambda} U_\lambda$.
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We already proved this statement in exercise 5.b of week 3.
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\item Similarly to the previous exercise, non-formally speaking we want to prove that any union of closed sets in
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$\R$ is closed itself. Again, we will assign the complement of $(F_n)^c = U_n$, since we can't directly prove
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a set is closed; we can only use the definition of closedness by proving something on open sets.
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In the same vein, in order to prove that $\bigcup_{m=1}^n F_m$ is closed, we can only try and prove that its
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complement is open. Using De Morgan's laws, $(\bigcup_{m=1}^n F_m)^c = \bigcap_{m=1}^n U_m$. This is the same
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exercise as exercise 5.c from week 3, which also already proves the theorem.
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\end{enumerate}
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\end{document}
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