1. a) Show that (f^-1 S)compliment = f^-1(S compliment) for any set S of reals.
Then use part a) to show The function f is continuous iff f^-1(S) is closed for every closed set S.
2. inverse image = f^-1(S) = {x: f(x) \in S}
f is continuous iff for every open set U \in the reals...
Any help on this problem would be appreciated
a) Show that (f^-1 S)compliment is equal to f^-1(S compliment) for any set S of reals.
Then use part a) to show The function f is continuous iff f^-1(S) is closed for every closed set S.
There is a proof in my book that asks us to prove that the product of two continuous functions is continuous. If anyone could help please reply back, thanks!