In: Advanced Math
Let x = inf E. Prove that x is an element of the boundary of E. Here R is regarded as a metric space with d(p,q) = |q−p| for p,q ∈R
Defination : A point
is said to be an boundary point of
if every neighbourhood of
contains a point of
as well as a point of
Given ,
We will prove by contradiction that
is an boundary point of
If
is not an boundary point of
then every neighbourhood of
contains a point of
as well as a point of
ia not true .
There exist a neighbourhood of
say
such that
As
is a neighbourhood of
so there exist a
such that
Now as
and
which is a contradiction to
because if
then all other elements of
should be greater than or equals to x .
So our assumption
is not an boundary point of
is wrong .
Hence
is an boundary point of
.
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