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Proof of Heine-Borel Theorem in Rn\mathbb{R}^n

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Proof

We prove (1)β‡’(2)(1)\Rightarrow(2) and (2)β‡’(1)(2)\Rightarrow(1).

(1)β‡’(2)(1)\Rightarrow(2) Assume that AA is compact in Rn\mathbb{R}^n. Then Compact Subset of Rn\mathbb{R}^n is Bounded shows that AA is bounded as a subset of the metric space (Rn,dE)(\mathbb{R}^n,d_E), and Compact Subset of Rn\mathbb{R}^n is Closed shows that AA is closed in Rn\mathbb{R}^n. Hence condition (2)(2) holds.

(2)β‡’(1)(2)\Rightarrow(1) Assume that AA is closed in Rn\mathbb{R}^n and bounded in the metric space (Rn,dE)(\mathbb{R}^n,d_E). By Bounded Subset of a Metric Space, there exist a point x=(x1,…,xn)∈Rnx=(x_1,\dots,x_n)\in\mathbb{R}^n and a real number R>0R>0 such that

dE(x,y)≀Rd_E(x,y)\le R

for every y=(y1,…,yn)∈Ay=(y_1,\dots,y_n)\in A.

We show that AA is contained in a closed box. Let y=(y1,…,yn)∈Ay=(y_1,\dots,y_n)\in A. Since

dE(x,y)2=βˆ‘i=1n(yiβˆ’xi)2≀R2,d_E(x,y)^2=\sum_{i=1}^n (y_i-x_i)^2\le R^2,

one has

(yiβˆ’xi)2≀R2(y_i-x_i)^2\le R^2

for every i∈{1,…,n}i\in\{1,\dots,n\}. Therefore

xiβˆ’R≀yi≀xi+Rx_i-R\le y_i\le x_i+R

for every ii. Hence

AβŠ†B,A\subseteq B,

where

B={z=(z1,…,zn)∈Rn:xiβˆ’R≀zi≀xi+RΒ forΒ everyΒ i∈{1,…,n}}.B=\{z=(z_1,\dots,z_n)\in\mathbb{R}^n : x_i-R\le z_i\le x_i+R \text{ for every } i\in\{1,\dots,n\}\}.

The set BB is a closed box in Rn\mathbb{R}^n, so it is compact in Rn\mathbb{R}^n by Closed Box in Rn\mathbb{R}^n is Compact. Since AA is closed in Rn\mathbb{R}^n, it is also closed in the subspace BB. Therefore Closed Subset of a Compact Space is Compact implies that AA is compact in BB, hence compact in Rn\mathbb{R}^n.

Thus conditions (1)(1) and (2)(2) are equivalent.

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