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A set E is totally disconnected if, given any two points x,y belong to E there exist separated sets A and B with x belong to A and y belong to B and E=A U B.
1-show that Q is totally disconnected.
2-is the set of irrational numbers totally disconnected?
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1. For any x,y in Q and x<y, we can find some irrational number z such that x<z<y. Now let A={x in Q: x<z} and B={x in Q: x>z}, then Q=A U B and A ...
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This is a proof regarding irrational numbers and disconnectedness.
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