grandes-ecoles 2012 QVII.A

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We assume that $f$ is positive and that $E$ is neither empty nor equal to $\mathbb{R}$. We denote by $\alpha$ its infimum.
VII.A.1) Show that if $Lf$ is bounded on $E$, then $\alpha \in E$.
VII.A.2) If $\alpha \notin E$, what can we say about $Lf(x)$ when $x$ tends to $\alpha^+$?
We assume that $f$ is positive and that $E$ is neither empty nor equal to $\mathbb{R}$. We denote by $\alpha$ its infimum.

VII.A.1) Show that if $Lf$ is bounded on $E$, then $\alpha \in E$.

VII.A.2) If $\alpha \notin E$, what can we say about $Lf(x)$ when $x$ tends to $\alpha^+$?