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a) $(a,b)$

b) Any finite set.

c) The set of natural numbers.

d) The set of $\mathbb R-\mathbb Q$=irrational numbers.

I will appreciate your answers..

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    What is your definition of Borel set? No matter what definition you’re using, they’re all pretty straightforward; have you come up with any ideas about any of these four sets?2012-10-29
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    The instructor only wrote 'the borel σ algebra on R denoted by B(R) is generated by the class of intervals' 'Every reasonable set of R such as intervals,closed sets,open sets,finite sets and countable sets belong to B(R) ' Unfortunately, I m not familiar with σ algebra or set theory..2012-10-29
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    Have you seen the definition of a $\sigma$-algebra?2012-10-29
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    Yes it was as follows; 'F is a σ algebra on Ω if it is a nonempty class of subsets of Ω closed under countable union,intersection and complementation..' But I have no idea how to start to prove it :/2012-10-29
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    If you check the definitions, a) should be obvious. There is really nothing to prove there.2012-10-29
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    Good: you have at least seen the definition of a $\sigma$-algebra. One last question (and something I should have asked earlier): when your instructor said that "the Borel $\sigma$-algebra on $\mathbb{R}$ is generated by the class of intervals," was s/he referring only to _open_ intervals, or were all kinds of intervals allowed to be in the generating set (such as $( 0 , 1]$ or $[-1,\pi]$)? (The only difference this makes is in the details.)2012-10-29

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