MODERN ANALYSIS, FALL 2014

HOMEWORK 1
Problems marked with * are to be turned in for grading.
*1. Let S be a nonempty subset of R which is bounded below. Let S denote the set of
all real numbers x, where x S. Prove that
inf S = sup(S)
2. Let S and T be nonempty subset of R with the property that s t for all s S and
t T.
a) Prove that S is bounded above and T is bounded below.
b) Prove that sup S inf T.
c) Give an example of such sets S and T where S T is nonempty.
d) Give an example of sets S and T where sup S = inf T and S T is empty.
*3. Let A and B be nonempty bounded subsets of R and let S be the set of all sums a +b
with a A and b B.
a) Prove that sup S = sup A + sup B.
b) Prove that inf S = inf A + inf B.
4. Let A be a nonempty subset of R which is bounded above, and let k > 0. Prove that
the set
kA = {kx : x A}
is nonempty and bounded above. Find (with proof) sup kA.
5. Is there an order on C making it into an ordered eld? Prove or disprove. (Hint: think
about i
2
= 1.)
6. For (x
1
, y
1
), (x
2
, y
2
) R
2
, say that
(x
1
, y
1
) < (x
2
, y
2
)
if and only if either 1) x
1
< x
2
, or 2) x
1
= x
2
and y
1
< y
2
. (This is sometimes called
the lexicographic or dictionary order; gure out why.)Prove that (R
2
, <) is an ordered
set. Does R
2
, with this order, have the least upper bound property? Prove, or give a
counterexample.