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1. ## homeomorphisms and interior, boundary

Show that if f: X->Y is a homeomorphism, then:

$f(\partial(A))=\partial(f(A))$

I am stuck!

2. Originally Posted by Andreamet
Show that if f: X->Y is a homeomorphism, then:

$f(\partial(A))=\partial(f(A))$
I assume A is a subset of X.

Since $\partial A = \overline{A} \cap \overline {X \setminus A}$, $f (\partial A) = f( \overline{A} \cap \overline {X \setminus A})$.
We need to show that $f( \overline{A} \cap \overline {X \setminus A})$ is $\overline{f(A)} \cap \overline {Y \setminus f(A)}$, which is $\partial (f(A))$.

1. For every subset A of X, one has $f(\bar{A}) \subset \overline{f(A)}$ when f is continuous. If f is a homeomorphism, $f(\bar{A}) = \overline{f(A)}$.
2. $f(X \setminus A) = (Y \setminus f(A))$. Using 1, $f(\overline{X \setminus A}) = \overline{Y \setminus f(A)}$.

Now, it remains to combine 1 & 2 to get the answer.

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