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Topics in Analysis
Part II, 2016

Define what it means for a subset EE of Rn\mathbb{R}^{n} to be convex. Which of the following statements about a convex set EE in Rn\mathbb{R}^{n} (with the usual norm) are always true, and which are sometimes false? Give proofs or counterexamples as appropriate.

(i) The closure of EE is convex.

(ii) The interior of EE is convex.

(iii) If α:RnRn\alpha: \mathbb{R}^{n} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{n} is linear, then α(E)\alpha(E) is convex.

(iv) If f:RnRnf: \mathbb{R}^{n} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{n} is continuous, then f(E)f(E) is convex.