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The forum discussion centers on Corollary 11.1.5 from D. J. H. Garling's "A Course in Mathematical Analysis: Volume II: Metric and Topological Spaces, Functions of a Vector Variable." Participants seek clarification on two inequalities involving the distance function in C^d. The first inequality, derived from the triangle inequality for complex numbers, establishes that the distance from the sum of two vectors to the origin is less than or equal to the square root of the sum of their squared magnitudes. The second inequality applies the triangle inequality in R^d, confirming that the sum of the magnitudes of two vectors is less than or equal to the sum of their individual distances from the origin.

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I am reading D. J. H. Garling's book: "A Course in Mathematical Analysis: Volume II: Metric and Topological Spaces, Functions of a Vector Variable" ... ...

I am focused on Chapter 11: Metric Spaces and Normed Spaces ... ...

I need some help with Corollary 11.1.5 ...

Corollary 11.1.5 reads as follows:

View attachment 7906
In the above proof by Garling we read the following:

" ... ... : using the inequality of the previous corollary,$$d( z + w , 0 ) = \left( \sum_{ j = 1 }^d \mid z_j + w_j \mid^2 \right)^{ \frac{1}{2} } \le \left( \sum_{ j = 1}^d ( \mid z_j \mid + \mid w_j \mid )^2 \right)^{ \frac{1}{2} } $$$$\le \left( \sum_{ j = 1 }^d \mid z_j \mid^2 \right)^{ \frac{1}{2} } + \left( \sum_{ j = 1 }^d \mid w_j \mid^2 \right)^{ \frac{1}{2} }= d(z,0) + d(w,0) $$
My questions are as follows:Question 1

Can someone please explain exactly why we have:$$d( z + w , 0 ) = \left( \sum_{ j = 1 }^d \mid z_j + w_j \mid^2 \right)^{ \frac{1}{2} } \le \left( \sum_{ j = 1}^d ( \mid z_j \mid + \mid w_j \mid )^2 \right)^{ \frac{1}{2} } $$How/why does this hold true?
Question 2

Can someone please explain exactly why we have:$$\left( \sum_{ j = 1}^d ( \mid z_j \mid + \mid w_j \mid )^2 \right)^{ \frac{1}{2} } \le \left( \sum_{ j = 1 }^d \mid z_j \mid^2 \right)^{ \frac{1}{2} } + \left( \sum_{ j = 1 }^d \mid w_j \mid^2 \right)^{ \frac{1}{2} }= d(z,0) + d(w,0) $$How/why does this hold true?
Help will be appreciated ...

Peter========================================================================================Relevant to the above post is Proposition 11.2.3 and Corollary 11.1.4 ... so I am providing both ... as follows:View attachment 7907Hope the above scanned text helps readers understand the post ...

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Peter said:
Question 1

Can someone please explain exactly why we have:

$$d( z + w , 0 ) = \left( \sum_{ j = 1 }^d \mid z_j + w_j \mid^2 \right)^{ \frac{1}{2} } \le \left( \sum_{ j = 1}^d ( \mid z_j \mid + \mid w_j \mid )^2 \right)^{ \frac{1}{2} } $$

How/why does this hold true?
The equality $$d( z + w , 0 ) = \left( \sum_{ j = 1 }^d | z_j + w_j |^2 \right)^{\!\! 1/2 }$$ is the definition of $d(z+w,0)$ (the $0$ in $d(z+w,0)$ is the zero in $\Bbb{C}^d$, so it is actually $(0,0,\ldots,0)$).

The inequality $$ \left( \sum_{ j = 1 }^d | z_j + w_j |^2 \right)^{ \!\!1/2 } \leqslant \left( \sum_{ j = 1}^d (| z_j| + |w_j|)^2 \right)^{\!\!1/2}$$ follows from the fact that $| z_j + w_j | \leqslant | z_j| + |w_j|$, which is the triangle inequality for complex numbers.

Peter said:
Question 2

Can someone please explain exactly why we have:

$$\left( \sum_{ j = 1}^d ( \mid z_j \mid + \mid w_j \mid )^2 \right)^{ \frac{1}{2} } \le \left( \sum_{ j = 1 }^d \mid z_j \mid^2 \right)^{ \frac{1}{2} } + \left( \sum_{ j = 1 }^d \mid w_j \mid^2 \right)^{ \frac{1}{2} }= d(z,0) + d(w,0) $$

How/why does this hold true?
Since $|z_j|$ and $|w_j|$ are real, this inequality is just an application of the triangle inequality in $\Bbb{R}^d$, which is contained in Corollary 11.1.4.
 
Opalg said:
The equality $$d( z + w , 0 ) = \left( \sum_{ j = 1 }^d | z_j + w_j |^2 \right)^{\!\! 1/2 }$$ is the definition of $d(z+w,0)$ (the $0$ in $d(z+w,0)$ is the zero in $\Bbb{C}^d$, so it is actually $(0,0,\ldots,0)$).

The inequality $$ \left( \sum_{ j = 1 }^d | z_j + w_j |^2 \right)^{ \!\!1/2 } \leqslant \left( \sum_{ j = 1}^d (| z_j| + |w_j|)^2 \right)^{\!\!1/2}$$ follows from the fact that $| z_j + w_j | \leqslant | z_j| + |w_j|$, which is the triangle inequality for complex numbers.Since $|z_j|$ and $|w_j|$ are real, this inequality is just an application of the triangle inequality in $\Bbb{R}^d$, which is contained in Corollary 11.1.4.
Thanks Opalg ...

... understand your points regarding Question 1 ...... still reflecting on what you have written regarding Question 2 ...

Thanks again for your help ...

Peter
 

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