Here is a function with strange continuity properties: f (x) = 1 q if x is the rational

Chapter 2, Problem 35

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Here is a function with strange continuity properties: f (x) = 1 q if x is the rational number p/q in lowest terms 0 if x is an irrational number (a) Show that f is discontinuous at c if c is rational. Hint: There exist irrational numbers arbitrarily close to c. (b) Show that f is continuous at c if c is irrational. Hint: Let I be the interval {x : |x c| < 1}. Show that for any Q > 0, I contains at most finitely many fractions p/q with q

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