Math 229: Theory of Functions of Real Variables

Final Exam
Instructions: Provide complete proofs/solutions to the following problems.

1. Prove that for any two sets A and B such that A B, B c Ac .

2. Simplify:

(A B C) (A0 B C) (A B 0 C) (A0 B C 0 ) (A0 B 0 C)

3. Let f : A 7 B be a surjective function. Let us define a relation on A by setting

x y if
f (x) = f (y).
Show that is an equivalence relation.

4. Proe that  2
1 1
(a + b) (a2 + b2 )
2 2
for all a, b R. Show that the inequality holds if and only if a = b.

5. Find the infimum and supremum of each of the following sets (if they exist).

a) {x R : 2x + 5 > 0}
b) {x R : x + 2 x2 }
c) {x R : x < x1 }
d) {x R : x2 x 5 < 0}

6. If S R is a nonempty bounded set and IS = [inf S, sup S], show that S IS .

Moreover, if J is any closed bounded interval containing S, show that IS J.

7. Let
1
xn =
ln(n + 1)
for n N.

a) Use the definition of limit to show that limn7 xn = 0.

b) Find a specific value of N as required in the definition of limit for  = 1/2.

8. Let P1 = (x1 , y1 ) and P2 = (x2 , y2 ) be points in R. Show that

d(P1 , P2 ) = |x1 x2 | + |y1 y2 |

is a metric on R2 .

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