# Thread: few Properties in normed linear space

1. ## few Properties in normed linear space

Let A,B be subsets of a normed linear space X.
Show that 1) If A or B is open then A+B is open.
2) If A and B both are compact then A+B is compact..
Any help appreciated..

2. 1)are you sure it's not if A and B is open?
2) Assuming both A and B are both compact, then for any open cover ${O_a}| a \in S$ covering A we can find a finite subset G of S s.t ${O_p} | p\in G$ is also an open cover for A. same goes for B... Is the union of two finite sets finite?

3. Originally Posted by math.dj
Let A,B be subsets of a normed linear space X.
Show that 1) If A or B is open then A+B is open.
Suppose that A is open. Let $a+b\in A+B$ and $d\in X$ with $\|d-(a+b)\|<\delta$. Then $\|(d-b)-a\|<\delta$, which implies that $d-b\in A$ if $\delta$ is sufficiently small (because A is open). Then $d = (d-b)+b\in A+B$. That shows that A+B is open.

4. Hey for the Part 2) if I define a map f:A*B-->A+B by f(a,b) = a+b then f is a continous map..Also A*B is compact..all i need to show is f is surjective..then i can say that A+B is also compact..