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MAT334 Real Analysis Assignment 2

The document is an assignment for MAT334, authored by Prof Eshita Mazumdar, consisting of various mathematical problems related to sequences, continuity, and limits. It includes tasks such as constructing bounded sets, proving assertions about sequences, and exploring properties of continuous functions. The assignment covers a range of topics in real analysis, requiring proofs and computations.

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MAT334 Real Analysis Assignment 2

The document is an assignment for MAT334, authored by Prof Eshita Mazumdar, consisting of various mathematical problems related to sequences, continuity, and limits. It includes tasks such as constructing bounded sets, proving assertions about sequences, and exploring properties of continuous functions. The assignment covers a range of topics in real analysis, requiring proofs and computations.

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MAT334 Assignment 2

Instructor: Prof Eshita Mazumdar

1. (a) Construct a bounded set of real numbers with exactly three limit points.
(b) Construct a sequence of real numbers whose subsequences have infinitely many distinct
limits.
m
2. (a) Let amn = . Compute limn→∞ (limm→∞ amn ) and limm→∞ (limn→∞ amn ). Are the
m+n
two values equal?
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(b) Repeat the exercise for amn = .
m+n
mn
(c) Repeat the exercise once again for amn = 2 .
m + n2
3. Prove the following assertions for an arbitrary sequence of real numbers {xn }.
(a) If {xn } is bounded and diverges, then there exist two subsequences of {xn } that converge
to different limits.
(b) If {xn } is monotone and contains a convergent subsequence, then {xn } converges.
4. Prove or disprove the existence of
(a) Two real-valued functions f (x) and g(x), neither of which are continuous at 0 but such
that f (x)g(x) and f (x) + g(x) are continuous at 0.
(b) A real-valued function f (x) continuous at 0 and g(x) not continuous at 0 such that
f (x) + g(x) is continuous at 0.
(c) A real-valued function f (x) continuous at 0 and g(x) not continuous at 0 such that
f (x)g(x) is continuous at 0.
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(d) A real-valued function f (x) not continuous at 0 such that f (x) + is continuous at
f (x)
0.
5. Let c ∈ R and a function f : R → R is continuous at c. If for every positive δ there is a point
y in (c − δ, c + δ) such that f (y) = 0, prove that f (c) = 0.
6. Let f : R → R be continuous on R and let c ∈ R such that f (c) > µ. Prove that there exists
a neighborhood U of c such that f (x) > µ for all x ∈ U .
7. Let f : R → R be continuous on R. A point c ∈ R is said to be a fixed point of f if f (c) = c
holds. Prove that the set of all fixed points of f is a closed set.
8. Let I = [a, b] be a closed and bounded interval and a function f : I → R be continuous on I
and f (x) ≥ 0 for all x ∈ I. Prove that there exists a positive number α such that f (x) ≥ α
for all x ∈ I.

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9. If f : [a, b] → R, g : [a, b] → R be both continuous functions on [a, b] having the same range
[0, 1], prove that f (c) = g(c) for some c ∈ [a, b].

10. A function f : R → R is defined by


(
2x if x ∈ Q
f (x) =
1 − x otherwise .

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Prove that f is continuous at and discontinuous at every other point.
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11. A function f : R → R satisfies the condition f (x + y) = f (x) + f (y) for all x, y ∈ R. If f is
continuous at one point c ∈ R, prove that f is continuous at every point in R.

12. A function f : R → R is continuous on R and f (x) = 0 for all x ∈ Q. Prove that f (x) = 0 for
all x ∈ R.

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