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    KENYATTA UNIVERSITY

    UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2010/2011


    FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
    SCIENCE
    SMA 300: REAL ANALYSIS I

    DATE: THURSDAY 25TH NOVEMBER 2010 TIME: 8.00 A.M - 10.00 A.M

    INSTRUCTIONS:
    Question One (30 marks)

    (a) Let A and B be subsets of some universal set U. Prove that (A n BY = A' u B"
    [ 4 marks]

    (b) Let A = {x E 91: x"* 3 }and define f(x) = ~ for all x E A


    x-3
    Show thatf is injective and determine a set B such thatf A ~ B surjective.
    [3 marks]

    (c) State the completeness axion of the set 91 ofreal numbers. [I mark]

    (d) Find the supremum, infimum maximal and minimal elements of the set
    1
    S = {I + - , n EN} [ 2 marks]
    n
    n
    (e) Prove that the intersection of any finite collection (F,) i = 1 of open sets in 91 is open.

    [ 5 marks]

    (f) Justify the following statements


    i) The empty set is both open and closed [ 2 marks]

    ii) Every finite set is closed [ 2 marks]

    (g) Prove that every convergent sequence is Cauchy sequence. [4 marks]

    (h) Using a suitable Convergence test, determine whether or not the series

    Converges [ 4 marks]

    (i) Let f : 91 ~ 91 be defined by f(x) = 2x + I . Prove that f is continuous at x = a.

    Page lof3

    •
    [ 3 marks]

    Question 2 (20 marks)


    (a) Show that the open interval (a,b) of ~ is an open set. [ 3 marks]

    (b) If A and B are non-empty subsets of ~, prove that ifB is closed and A is open then

    A \ B is open and B \ A is closed. [ 4 marks]

    ( c) The arbitrary union of a collection Aa ,a E J of open sets in 91 is open. Prove.

    [ 5 marks]

    (d) Prove that a finite subset K of 91 is compact. [ 4 marks]

    (e) Find (i) Int ( N ) (ii) Int Z, (iii) lnt (Q) In('R) [ 4 marks]

    Question Three (20 marks)


    (a) Define the terms
    (i) Convergent sequence [ 2 marks]

    (ii) Bounded sequence [ 2 marks]

    (iii) Cauchy sequence [ 2m arks]

    lim 5n+4
    (b) Show that that -- =5 [ 5 marks]
    n~oo n+3

    ( Use the definition of convergence of a sequence) [ 5 marks]


    (c) Prove that a sequence an in 91 has a unique limit. [ 5 marks]

    (d) Every convergent sequence of real numbers bounded. Use a suitable example to show

    that the converse of this statement is not true. [ 4 marks]

    Question Four (20 marks)


    (a) i) Define the concept of absolute and conditional convergence of a series. [2marks]

    ii) Test for absolute or conditional convergence of the series

    [ 2marks]

    (b) Use the integral test to determine the convergence or divergence of the series

    '" n
    L-n2 + 5
    n=1
    [ 4 marks]

    (c) Investigate the convergence or divergence of the following series, justify your answer in

    each case. [ 3 marks]

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    •
    ..

    i)
    "'J;,
    ~2n2 +1
    ii) f( n~IJ
    n=1 n

    3)" n'
    iii)
    co

    L- n!
    n=1
    (-
    iv) L-T
    cc

    n
    n=1
    [12marks]

    Question Five (20 marks)


    (a) Let E be a subset of 9l, and suppose f :E ~ 9l is a function. If c E E, state the definition

    of the continuity offat a point c. [2tnarks]

    (b) Prove that the function f: 9l ~ 9l defined by f(u) = X2 - 3x + 4 is continuous at x = 2


    [5 marks]

    (c) Sketch the graph of the function

    2x-l,x ~2
    f(x)= { Ix-31,x<2

    Hence or otherwise, determine whether f is continuous at x = 2 [ 6 marks]

    (d) i) Define the concept of uni form continuity of the function in f :S ~ 9l where

    S c 9l. [2 marks]

    ii) Show that the function f(x) = ~ is not uniformly continuous on (0,1)
    x
    [ 5 marks]

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