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Sets of second category-topology

A set is of first category if it is the union of nowhere dense sets and otherwise it is of second category. How can we prove that irrational numbers are of second category and the rationals are of of ...
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Baby Rudin problem 3.22: prove Baire's theorem. Am I going in a reasonable direction?

Suppose $X$ is a nonempty complete metric space, and $\{G_n\}$ is a sequence of dense open subsets of $X$. Prove Baire's theorem, namely, that $\bigcap_1^\infty G_n$ is not empty. Hint: find a ...