4.I.1E

Analysis II | Part IB, 2002

(a) Let (X,d)(X, d) be a metric space containing the point x0x_{0}, and let

U={x∈X:d(x,x0)<1},K={x∈X:d(x,x0)⩽1}U=\left\{x \in X: d\left(x, x_{0}\right)<1\right\}, \quad K=\left\{x \in X: d\left(x, x_{0}\right) \leqslant 1\right\}

Is UU necessarily the largest open subset of KK ? Is KK necessarily the smallest closed set that contains UU ? Justify your answers.

(b) Let XX be a normed space with norm ∥⋅∥\|\cdot\|, and let

U={x∈X:∥x∥<1},K={x∈X:∥x∥⩽1}U=\{x \in X:\|x\|<1\}, \quad K=\{x \in X:\|x\| \leqslant 1\}

Is UU necessarily the largest open subset of KK ? Is KK necessarily the smallest closed set that contains UU ? Justify your answers.

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