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1968 Putnam, B6
Tags: topology , compact set , real analysis
Show that one cannot find compact sets $A_1, A_2, A_3, \ldots$ in $\mathbb{R}$ such that (1) All elements of $A_n$ are rational. (2) Any compact set $K\subset \mathbb{R}$ which only contains rational numbers is contained in some $A_{m}$.