In: Advanced Math
In RU (R is the reals, U is the usual topology), prove that any open interval (a, b) is homeomorphic to the interval (0, 1). (Hint: construct a function f : (a, b) → (0, 1) for which f(a) = 0 and f(b) = 1. Show that your map is a homeomorphism by showing that it is a continuous bijection with a continuous inverse.)