Exercise. Is it possible for a metric space (X, p) to contain more than one point and be such that the only open sets are 0 and X? Justify your assertion.

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Exercise. Is it possible for a metric space (X, p) to contain more than
one point and be such that the only open sets are Ø and X? Justify your
assertion.
Exercise. Prove that in any metric space (X, p), a closed ball {x E X:
p(a, x) <r} is closed.
Transcribed Image Text:Exercise. Is it possible for a metric space (X, p) to contain more than one point and be such that the only open sets are Ø and X? Justify your assertion. Exercise. Prove that in any metric space (X, p), a closed ball {x E X: p(a, x) <r} is closed.
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