Exercise · ZW-HEINE-BOREL-THEOREM-006 · ★★☆ Intermediate
Which of these subsets of \(\mathbb{R}\) is compact?
Choose one option.
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- A. \(\{x : x^2-5x+6\le0\}\)
Explanation
Since \(x^2-5x+6=(x-2)(x-3)\), the set where the polynomial is \(\le0\) is \([2,3]\), closed and bounded. The one with \(\ge0\) is \((-\infty,2]\cup[3,\infty)\), unbounded; the one with \(<0\) is \((2,3)\), not closed.
Review the concept: Heine-Borel theorem
A subset \(K\) of \(\mathbb{R}^n\) with the usual metric is compact if and only if it is closed and bounded.
\[K\subseteq\mathbb{R}^n\ \text{compact}\iff K\ \text{closed and bounded}\]
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