Question #216785

If 𝑓 is a continuous function from a metric space X into a metric space Y and {𝑥𝑛} is a sequence in X

which converges to 𝑥 then show that the sequence {𝑓(𝑥𝑛)} converges to 𝑓(𝑥) in Y.


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Expert's answer
2021-07-26T08:01:19-0400

𝑓 is a continuous function from a metric space X into a metric space Y if and only if ff is continuous at every point of X.


f(x)f(x) is the limit of the sequence f(xn)f(x_n) if and only if

(1) ε>0NNn>NdY(f(x),f(xn))<ε\forall \varepsilon>0\, \exists N\in\mathbb{N}\, \forall n>N\, d_Y(f(x),f(x_n))<\varepsilon


Fix ε>0\varepsilon>0. Since 𝑓 is a continuous function at point xXx\in X then

(2) δ>0x:dX(x,x)<δdY(f(x),f(x))<ε\exists\delta>0\, \forall x': d_X(x,x')<\delta\to d_Y(f(x),f(x'))<\varepsilon


Since x=limnxnx=\lim\limits_{n\to\infty}x_n , there exists NNN\in\N such that for all n>Nn>NdX(x,x)<δd_X(x,x')<\delta.

Applying (2), we get dY(f(x),f(xn))<εd_Y(f(x),f(x_n))<\varepsilon.


Finally, we have deduced (1), and the assertion is proved.


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