# Math Help - real analysis...pls help me prove this!

1. ## real analysis...pls help me prove this!

Show that if A is measurable set then the set 3A : = { 3a : a Є A} is measurable. Find its measure. How about the set -3A? Give proofs to your answers. [20 marks]

2. Originally Posted by cynthiacheok
Show that if A is measurable set then the set 3A : = { 3a : a Є A} is measurable. Find its measure. How about the set -3A? Give proofs to your answers. [20 marks]
I am not sure how you are defining "measurable", I will assume you mean Jordan measurable.
Also where is $A$ a subset of? It will be assumed that $\emptyset \not = A\subset \mathbb{R}$.
Let $x_0 \in \partial A$ show that $3x_0 \in \partial (3A)$ and conversely.
Let $\epsilon > 0$.
Since $A$ is measurable it means $\partial A$ can be covered by intervals $I_1, ... ,I_k$ so that $\Sigma_{i=1}^k \text{length}(I_i) < \epsilon/3$.
If $I_i = [a_i,b_i]$ define $J_i = [3a_i,3b_i]$.
Then $J_1,...,J_k$ cover $3A$ and $\Sigma_{i=1}^k \text{length}(J_i) < \epsilon$.
Thus, $3A$ is measurable.

3. thanks,but wat about the measure of it?The measure we are talking about here is lebesgue measure

4. Originally Posted by cynthiacheok
Show that if A is measurable set then the set 3A : = { 3a : a Є A} is measurable. Find its measure. How about the set -3A? Give proofs to your answers. [20 marks]
Is that a question on a quiz or test? It looks like one....