Preimage of Intersection under Mapping/Family of Sets/Proof 1

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Theorem

Let $S$ and $T$ be sets.

Let $\family {T_i}_{i \mathop \in I}$ be a family of subsets of $T$.

Let $f: S \to T$ be a mapping.


Then:

$\ds f^{-1} \sqbrk {\bigcap_{i \mathop \in I} T_i} = \bigcap_{i \mathop \in I} f^{-1} \sqbrk {T_i}$

where:

$\ds \bigcap_{i \mathop \in I} T_i$ denotes the intersection of $\family {T_i}_{i \mathop \in I}$.
$f^{-1} \sqbrk {T_i}$ denotes the preimage of $T_i$ under $f$.


Proof

As $f$ is a mapping, it is by definition also a many-to-one relation.

It follows from Inverse of Many-to-One Relation is One-to-Many that its inverse $f^{-1}$ is a one-to-many relation.


Thus Image of Intersection under One-to-Many Relation: Family of Sets can be applied for $\RR = f^{-1}$:

$\ds \RR \sqbrk {\bigcap_{i \mathop \in I} T_i} = \bigcap_{i \mathop \in I} \RR \sqbrk {T_i}$

where $\RR \sqbrk {T_i}$ denotes the image of $T_i$ under $\RR$.

$\blacksquare$