Let {Kn : n ∈ N} be a collection of nonempty compact subsets of R N...

Let {Kn : n ∈ N} be a collection of nonempty compact subsets of R N such that for all n, Kn+1 ⊂ Kn. Show that K = T∞ n=1 Kn is compact. Can K ever be the empty set?

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Colby Messinger answered 2 years ago

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