Name: Anonymous 2005-11-09 13:57
Ok, So I need to show that clos( A union B ) = clos(A) union clos(B), where A,B are subsets of a topological space X and clos is the closure of the set.
What I have so far:
Take a element x in clos( A union B )
i.e x belongs to { U contained in X s.t A union B is contained in U}
iff x belongs to { U contained in X s.t A is contained in U} or x belongs to {U contained in X s.t B is contained in U}
iff x belongs to clos(A) or clos(B)
iff x belongs to clos(A) union clos(B)
So we have every element of clos( A union B ) belongs to clos(A) union clos(B) and vice versa. Thus we have equality.
Could someone comment on the validity.
What I have so far:
Take a element x in clos( A union B )
i.e x belongs to { U contained in X s.t A union B is contained in U}
iff x belongs to { U contained in X s.t A is contained in U} or x belongs to {U contained in X s.t B is contained in U}
iff x belongs to clos(A) or clos(B)
iff x belongs to clos(A) union clos(B)
So we have every element of clos( A union B ) belongs to clos(A) union clos(B) and vice versa. Thus we have equality.
Could someone comment on the validity.