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Rectangle question and closure of the interior? |
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| Sep24-10, 06:46 AM | #1 |
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Rectangle question and closure of the interior?
The question says:
Show that if Q = [a1,b1]x...x[an,bn] is a rectangle, the Q equals the closure of Int Q. The definition of closure that I have is Cl(A) = int(A) U bd(A). So I'd like to show that Cl(int(Q)) = int(int(Q)) U bd(int(Q)). But this just seems to be obvious to me which just makes it hard to prove - I just don't know what to write. Any hints/ideas on how to prove this rigorously? EDIT!!!!!!!!!! I guess I'd have to show something like: Int(AxB) = Int(A)xInt(B) And then I guess, I'd make a claim that bd(int(Q)) = {a1,b1,...,an,bn} and prove this by showing that no other boundary points exist? Questions like this I always find hard. |
| Sep24-10, 07:58 AM | #2 |
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You are being asked to show that Q = Cl (IntQ)
You know how to define Int and Bd, so write out the definitions explicitly (in set theory notation) to show that they coincide. |
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