In: Advanced Math
Is that empty set is open and R is open correct? Give details Explaination.
Claim: The empty set is open.
Proof. Assume that the empty set is closed. Then, there must be one point such that any point in its ball is not inside of the empty set. However, the empty set has no point at all and therefore no such point and ball exists. This is a contradiction.
Claim: R is open.
Proof. Assume R is closed. Then its complement, the empty set, is open. But, we know that the empty set is closed. This is a contradiction.
Yes both are open.