G-delta and F-sigma sets

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Prove that each open subset of a metric space VV is the union of some sequence of closed subsets of VV.

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Prove that the set of irrational numbers is a GδG_{\delta } set.

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Prove that in a metric space every closed set is a GδG_{\delta } set and that every open set is an FσF_{\sigma } set.

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Let ff be a real-valued function on a metric space XX. Show that the set of points at which ff is continuous is the intersection of a countable collection of open sets. Conclude that there is no real-valued function on R\mathbb {R} that is continuous at the rational numbers only.

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Let EE be a subset of a complete metric space MM and suppose that both EE and ECE^{C} are dense. Prove that at most one of them is the union of a countable collection of closed sets. Conclude that the set of rational numbers in [0,1][0,1] is not the intersection of a countable collection of open sets.

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Prove that the set of rational numbers is not a GδG_{\delta } set.

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Prove that in a complete metric space, a set is of the first category if and only if its complement contains a dense GδG_{\delta } set.

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Let ( M,dM, d ) be a metric space and let GG be a GδG_{\delta } subset of MM. Prove that GG is of the second category in itself.

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Show that each open set is an FσF_{\sigma } set.

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Let {fn}\left\{ f_{n}\right\} be a sequence of continuous functions defined on R\mathbb {R}. Show that the set of points xx at which the sequence {fn(x)}\left\{ f_{n}(x)\right\} converges to a real number is the intersection of a countable collection of FσF_{\sigma } sets.

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A set of real numbers is said to be a GδG_{\delta } set provided that it is the intersection of a countable collection of open sets. Show that for any bounded set EE, there is a GδG_{\delta } set GG for which

E⊆G and m∗(G)=m∗(E) E \subseteq G \text{ and } m^{*}(G) = m^{*}(E)
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Show that

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the translate of an FσF_{\sigma } set is also FσF_{\sigma },

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the translate of a GδG_{\delta } set is also GδG_{\delta },

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the translate of a set of measure zero also has measure zero.

Let XX be a topological space, μ:B(X)→[0,∞]\mu : \mathcal{B}(X) \rightarrow [0, \infty ] a σ\sigma-finite Radon measure, and E⊆XE \subseteq X a Borel set. Show that there is a GδG_{\delta } subset AA of XX and an FσF_{\sigma } subset BB of XX for which

A⊆E⊆B and μ(B∼E)=μ(E∼A)=0. A \subseteq E \subseteq B \text{ and } \mu (B \sim E) = \mu (E \sim A) = 0.
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Let XX be a separable, compact, Hausdorff space. Show that every closed set is a GδG_{\delta } set.

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References

[Axl19] Axler S. Measure, Integration & Real Analysis. 3rd ed., Springer, 2019.
[Pet25] Petrovic J.S. Measure and Integral: Theory and Practice. CRC Press, 2025.
[RoFi23] Royden H.L., Fitzpatrick P.M. Real Analysis. 5th ed., Pearson, 2023.