Are 5/27 and 8/9 in the Cantor Set?

[spitz]

Homework Statement

I am trying to find if 5/27 and 8/9 are in the Cantor set.

Homework Equations

C_2=[0,1/9]\cup[2/9,3/9]\cup...\cup[8/9,1]

C_3=[0,1/27]\cup[2/27,3/27]\cup[4/27,5/27]\cup...\cup[26/27,1]

The Attempt at a Solution

I have: 8/9=(0.22)_3
and it is an endpoint in one of the closed sets of C2, so it is in the Cantor set.

I also have: 5/27=(0.012)_3
It is an endpoint in C3, but doesn't the 1 in the base 3 expansion mean that it isn't part of the Cantor set?

 

[micromass]

Your C_3 is wrong. The interval \left[\frac{4}{27},\frac{5}{27}\right] is not part of the third stage of the Cantor set. Can you think about what would be the correct interval?

 

[spitz]

Oh yes, how stupid of me.

It's:

[0,1/27]\cup[2/27,3/27]\cup[6/27,7/27]\cup[8/27,9/27]\cup...

So 5/27 has been removed. Thanks.