Adama Science and Technology University

School of Applied Natural Science

Department of Applied Mathematics
PhD Comprehensive Qualifying Exam for
Real and Functional Analysis
Date: 16, 08, 2019
Time : 3:00 Hrs

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INSTRUCTIONS:

• There are eight problems and do any five of them.

• Each problem worth 20 points.

• If you answer more than five problems, only the first five will be marked.

• Use a separate sheet of paper for each problem, and write your Code on each answer
sheet.

• Give clear reasoning.

• State clearly which theorems you are using.

• You should not cite anything else such as examples, exercises, or problems.

• Cross out the parts you do not want to be marked.

• µ is the Lebesgue measure.

∼ Good Luck ∼
1. Let K be a cantor set and K c be its complement. Let f : [0, 1] → R be a function
defined by f (x) = 0 for each x ∈ K and f (x) = n for each x in the interval of size 31n
R1
of K c . Find 0 f (x)dx.

2. Prove that the series ∞

X n sin(nx)
n=1
xn + nex
converges uniformly over [π, ∞).

3. Using the Fubini/Tonelli theorems to justify all steps, evaluate the integral
Z 1Z 1
1
cos(πy/3x)dxdy.
0 y x

R1
4. If f is a continuous function on [0, 1] such that 0
xn f (x)dx = 0 for n = 0, 1, 2, ... then
show that f (x) = 0 for all x ∈ [0, 1].

5. Let (X, M, µ) be a measure space and suppose that f is a non-negative µ−integrable

function. Prove that given  > 0 there exists E ∈ M such that µ(E) < ∞ and
Z
f dµ < .
X|E

6. Compute with justification

Z n
x −n
lim (1 + ) cos(x/n)dx.
n→∞ 0 n
R
7. RSuppose Rthat fn , f ∈ L1 (µ) and fn → f a.e. Then |fn − f | → 0 if and only if
|fn | → |f |.

8. Consider the mapping T : C[0, 1] → C[0, 1] defined by T f (x) = x2 f (x) for all f ∈
C[0, 1] and each x ∈ [0, 1].

(a) Show that T is a bounded linear operator.

(b) If I : C[0, 1] → C[0, 1] denotes the identity operator (i.e, I(f ) = f for each
f ∈ C[0, 1]), then show that ||I + T || = 1 + ||T ||.