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    Could you please prove or disprove both:

    (a) The convex hull of a closed set is closed
    (b) The convex hull of a compact set is compact.

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    (b) I'm assuming that in your textbook you have a theorem (usually called the Cartheodory Theorem) which states that:

    "For a set C <> 0 (empty set) in R^n, evern point of the convex hull of C belongs to some simplex with vertices in C and thus can be expressed as a convex combination of n+1 points ...

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    Convex Hulls, Closed and Compact Sets are investigated using the Cartheodory Theorem. The solution is well explained.

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