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1. In the metric space show that:
a. Any open interval of the form (a,b), (a, ), or (- ,b) is an open set.
b. A close interval [a,b] is a closed set.
c. Any interval of the form [a, ) is a closed set.

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(a) For any , we select , then . This implies that is an open set. For any , we ...

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