1. Show that if & is a function from a nonempty compact metric space X to itself such that d(@(x), P(y)) < d(x,y), x + y, then & has a unique fixed point.

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1. Show that if & is a function from a nonempty compact metric space X to itself such that
d (Ф(x), Ф(у)) < d(x, у), х#у,
then & has a unique fixed point.
Transcribed Image Text:1. Show that if & is a function from a nonempty compact metric space X to itself such that d (Ф(x), Ф(у)) < d(x, у), х#у, then & has a unique fixed point.
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