Consider the set F=(-infinity, 1) U (9,infinity) as a subset of R with d(x,y)=abs(x-y). Show f is not compact by creating an open cover of F that has no finite subcover.

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Consider the set F=(-infinity, 1) U (9,infinity) as a subset of R with d(x,y)=abs(x-y). Show f is not compact by creating an open cover of F that has no finite subcover.

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