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Given a metric space M with metric d, verify that any ε-ball is an open set.

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Prove that for any x0€X and any r>O, the open ball Br(xo) is open. My attempt: Let y€Br(x0). By definition, d(y,x0)


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Prove that for any x0∈X and any r>0, the open ball Br(xo) is open. My attempt: Let y∈Br(x0). By definition, d(y,x0)<r

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Prove that for any x0∈X and any r>0, the open ball Br(xo) is open. My attempt: Let y∈Br(x0). By definition, d(y,x0)<r

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