How Can Intersection of Indexed Family Sets Belong to Their Power Sets?

In summary, we are given an indexed family of sets {Ai| i \in I} and the index set I does not equal an empty set. We need to prove that the intersection of all sets in the family is an element of the power set of all sets in the family.
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Homework Statement


Suppose {Ai| i [tex]\in[/tex] I} is an indexed family of sets and I does
equal an empty set. Prove that [tex]\bigcap[/tex] i [tex]\in[/tex] I Ai
[tex]\in[/tex] [tex]\bigcap[/tex] i[tex]\in[/tex] I P(Ai ) and P(Ai) is the
power set of Ai

Homework Equations


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The Attempt at a Solution


Suppose x [tex]\in[/tex] {Ai| i [tex]\in[/tex] I}. Let i be an arbitrary element of
I where x [tex]\in[/tex] Ai . Then let y be an arbitrary element of x. Since x
is an element of Ai and y [tex]\in[/tex] x it follows that ...

maybe i want to show that [tex]\bigcap[/tex] i [tex]\in[/tex] I Ai [tex]\subseteq[/tex] [tex]\bigcap[/tex] i [tex]\in[/tex] I Ai and then
I could say that [tex]\bigcap[/tex] i [tex]\in[/tex] I Ai [tex]\in[/tex] [tex]\bigcap[/tex] i[tex]\in[/tex] I P(Ai )
 
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Let [tex]\left\{ A_{i} \right\}_{i \in I} [/tex] be your indexed set of family.

Do you mean this [tex]\bigcap_{i=1} A_i = \left\{ x : \forall i \in I: x \in A_i \right\} [/tex]?
 
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Yes sry about the horrible looking symbols
 
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nike5 said:

Homework Statement


Suppose {Ai| i [tex]\in[/tex] I} is an indexed family of sets and I does
equal an empty set.
Did you mean "does not equal and empty set"?
 
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I [tex]\neq[/tex] [tex]\oslash[/tex] is what I meant
 

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