Finite and infinite intersection of measurable sets

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Let $A_1, A_2, \dots$, be measurable sets, not necessarily disjoint, such that each set is a subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$. If $m(A_i \cap A_j) = 2$ for all $i, j \in \mathbb{N}$, then how can we prove that a finite intersection of the first $n$ sets has measure 2? What about an infinite intersection of all the sets? Here $m$ denotes Lebesgue measure.

Best Answer

Let $m$ be a positive integer that is greater than or equal to 2.

  1. Prove that $\mu(A_1)=2$.

  2. Prove that for all $j \in \{2, 3, 4, …\}$ we have $\mu(A_1 \cap A_j^c) = 0$.

  3. Prove that $\mu\left(A_1 \cap (\cap_{j=2}^m A_j)\right) = 2$.

  4. Repeat the same technique to compute $\mu\left(A_1 \cap (\cap_{j=2}^{\infty} A_j)\right)$.

Can you do one or more of these steps?

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