Consider the function: { ;if x is rational f(x) 1 if x is irrational . Use a 8, e argument to prove that f(x) is not continuous at any point x = a, where "a" is a rational number. Hint: You need the fact that any interval round x = a, contains both rational and irrational numbers whether "a" itself s rational or irrational. . Find an closed set set E C R such that f-1(E) is not closed and hence F(x) is not continuous on R
Consider the function: { ;if x is rational f(x) 1 if x is irrational . Use a 8, e argument to prove that f(x) is not continuous at any point x = a, where "a" is a rational number. Hint: You need the fact that any interval round x = a, contains both rational and irrational numbers whether "a" itself s rational or irrational. . Find an closed set set E C R such that f-1(E) is not closed and hence F(x) is not continuous on R
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![Consider the function:
\[
f(x) =
\begin{cases}
0 & \text{if } x \text{ is rational} \\
1 & \text{if } x \text{ is irrational}
\end{cases}
\]
a. Use a \(\delta, \epsilon\) argument to prove that \(f(x)\) is not continuous at any point \(x = a\), where "a" is a rational number. Hint: You need the fact that any interval around \(x = a\), contains both rational and irrational numbers whether "a" itself is rational or irrational.
b. Find a closed set set \(E \subset \mathbb{R}\) such that \(f^{-1}(E)\) is not closed and hence \(f(x)\) is not continuous on \(\mathbb{R}\).](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fbaa9c753-6b68-41b4-8837-61aa8aa0a19b%2F7db9b21c-0754-407d-bbf7-f3eaf6bf3140%2Ffgr58tr_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the function:
\[
f(x) =
\begin{cases}
0 & \text{if } x \text{ is rational} \\
1 & \text{if } x \text{ is irrational}
\end{cases}
\]
a. Use a \(\delta, \epsilon\) argument to prove that \(f(x)\) is not continuous at any point \(x = a\), where "a" is a rational number. Hint: You need the fact that any interval around \(x = a\), contains both rational and irrational numbers whether "a" itself is rational or irrational.
b. Find a closed set set \(E \subset \mathbb{R}\) such that \(f^{-1}(E)\) is not closed and hence \(f(x)\) is not continuous on \(\mathbb{R}\).
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