Which of the following collections F of sets (in X) are σ-algebras? Which ones arealgebras? Explain each answer.(a) X = {1, 2, 3, 4}, F = {∅, {1}, {2}, {3, 4}, {1, 2}, {1, 3, 4}, {2, 3, 4}, {1, 2, 3, 4}}.(b) X = {1, 2, 3, ...} and F = {A ⊆ X | either A or X \ A is finite}.(c) X is an uncountable set and F = {A ⊆ X | either A or X \ A is countable}.(d) X is any set, F1 ⊆ F2 ⊆ F3 ⊆ · · · , are σ-algebras in X and F = ⋃∞n=1 Fn
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Which of the following collections F of sets (in X) are σ-algebras? Which ones arealgebras? Explain each answer.(a) X = {1, 2, 3, 4}, F = {∅, {1}, {2}, {3, 4}, {1, 2}, {1, 3, 4}, {2, 3, 4}, {1, 2, 3, 4}}.(b) X = {1, 2, 3, ...} and F = {A ⊆ X | either A or X \ A is finite}.(c) X is an uncountable set and F = {A ⊆ X | either A or X \ A is countable}.(d) X is any set, F1 ⊆ F2 ⊆ F3 ⊆ · · · , are σ-algebras in X and F = ⋃∞n=1 Fn
Solution
(a) The collection F is a σ-algebra. It contains the empty set and the whole set X. It is closed under complementation, as the complement of each set in F is also in F. It is also closed under countable unions, as the union of any number of sets in F is also in F. Therefore, it satisfies all the properties of a σ-algebra. It is also an algebra because it is closed under finite unions and intersections.
(b) The collection F is a σ-algebra. It contains the empty set and the whole set X. It is closed under complementation, as the complement of a finite set is infinite and vice versa. It is also closed under countable unions, as the union of countably many finite sets is finite and the union of a finite set and an infinite set is infinite. Therefore, it satisfies all the properties of a σ-algebra. It is not an algebra because it is not closed under finite intersections. For example, the intersection of two infinite sets can be infinite.
(c) The collection F is a σ-algebra. It contains the empty set and the whole set X. It is closed under complementation, as the complement of a countable set is uncountable and vice versa. It is also closed under countable unions, as the union of countably many countable sets is countable and the union of a countable set and an uncountable set is uncountable. Therefore, it satisfies all the properties of a σ-algebra. It is not an algebra because it is not closed under finite intersections. For example, the intersection of two uncountable sets can be uncountable.
(d) The collection F is a σ-algebra. It contains the empty set and the whole set X because each Fn does. It is closed under complementation because each Fn is. It is also closed under countable unions because the union of sets from different Fn's can be expressed as a countable union of sets from some Fn. Therefore, it satisfies all the properties of a σ-algebra. It is also an algebra because it is closed under finite unions and intersections.
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