Interior of Union is not necessarily Union of Interiors

Theorem
Let $T = \struct {S, \tau}$ be a topological space.

Let $H_1$ and $H_2$ be subsets of $S$.

Let ${H_1}^\circ$ and ${H_2}^\circ$ denote the interiors of $H_1$ and $H_2$ respectively.

Then it is not necessarily the case that:
 * $\left({H_1 \cup H_2}\right)^\circ = {H_1}^\circ \cup {H_2}^\circ$

Proof
From Union of Interiors is Subset of Interior of Union:
 * $\paren {H_1 \cup H_2}^\circ \supseteq {H_1}^\circ \cup {H_2}^\circ$

It remains to be shown that it is not necessarily the case that:
 * $\paren {H_1 \cup H_2}^\circ = {H_1}^\circ \cup {H_2}^\circ$

Proof by Counterexample:

Let $\struct {\R, \tau_d}$ be the real number line under the usual (Euclidean) topology.

Let $H_1 = \closedint 0 {\dfrac 1 2}$ and $H_2 = \closedint {\dfrac 1 2} 1$.

Then:

and:

Hence the result.

Also see

 * Closure of Intersection may not equal Intersection of Closures