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The Real And Complex Number Systems

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exists an n ball Bx, r x such that Bx, r x x a, b . For the point a, it is easy<br />

to know that Ba, r a a, b . That is, in this case, there is only one<br />

accumulation point a of a, b.<br />

So, from 1 and 2, we know that the set of the accumulation points of a, b is a, b.<br />

Since a a, b, we know that a, b cannot contain its all accumulation points. So,<br />

a, b is not closed.<br />

Since an n ball Bb, r is not contained in a, b for any r 0, we know that the point<br />

b is not interior to a, b. So,a, b is not open.<br />

(c) All numbers of the form 1/n, (n 1,2,3,....<br />

Solution: Write the set 1/n : n 1,2,... 1, 1/2, 1/3, . . . , 1/n,... : S.<br />

Obviously, 0 is the only one accumulation point of S. So,S is not closed since S does not<br />

contain the accumulation point 0. Since 1 S, andB1, r is not contained in S for any<br />

r 0, S is not open.<br />

Remark: Every point of 1/n : n 1,2,3,... is isolated.<br />

(d) All rational numbers.<br />

Solutions: Denote all rational numbers by Q. It is trivially seen that the set of<br />

accumulation points is R 1 .<br />

So, Q is not closed. Consider x Q, anyn ball Bx is not contained in Q. Thatis,x<br />

is not an interior point of Q. In fact, every point of Q is not an interior point of Q. So,<br />

Q is not open.<br />

(e) All numbers of the form 2 n 5 m , (m, n 1,2,....<br />

Solution: Write the set<br />

2 n 5 m : m, n 1, 2, . . m m1 1 2 5m , 1 4 5m ,..., 1<br />

2<br />

n 5m ,... : S<br />

1 2 1 5 , 1 2 1 5 ,..., 1 2 2 5 1<br />

m ,... <br />

1 4 1 5 , 1 4 1 5 ,..., 1 2 4 5 1<br />

m ,... <br />

........................................................<br />

<br />

2 1 n 1 5 , 1<br />

2<br />

n 1 5 ,..., 1 2 2<br />

n 5 1<br />

m ... <br />

.....................................................<br />

So,wefindthatS 1 : n 1, 2, . . . 1 : m 1, 2, . . .<br />

2 n 5<br />

0. So,S is not<br />

m<br />

closed since it does not contain 0. Since 1 S, andB 1 , r is not contained in S for any<br />

2<br />

2<br />

r 0, S is not open.<br />

Remark: By (1)-(3), we can regard them as three sequences<br />

1<br />

2 m 5m , 1 5 m m<br />

and 1<br />

m1 4 m1 2<br />

n m 5m , respectively.<br />

m1<br />

<strong>And</strong> it means that for (1), the sequence 5 m m m1<br />

moves 1 . Similarly for others. So, it is<br />

2<br />

easy to see why 1 is an accumulation point of 1 2 2 5m m<br />

m1 . <strong>And</strong> thus get the set of all<br />

accumulation points of 2 n 5 m : m, n 1, 2, . . .<br />

(f) All numbers of the form 1 n 1/m, (m, n 1,2,....<br />

Solution: Write the set of all numbers 1 n 1/m, (m, n 1, 2, . . . as<br />

1 m 1 m m<br />

1 1<br />

m1 m : S.<br />

m1<br />

1<br />

2<br />

3

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