Exercise · ZW-COMPACT-SETS-IN-HAUSDORFF-SPACES-006 · ★★☆ Intermediate

In \(\mathbb{N}\) with the cofinite topology, which subset is compact but not closed?

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  • D. the even numbers

Explanation

In the cofinite topology every subset is compact, and the closed sets are the finite ones and \(\mathbb{N}\). The evens are infinite and proper, hence not closed; the other three are closed.

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Review the concept: Compact sets in Hausdorff spaces

Every compact subset \(K\) of a Hausdorff space \(X\) is closed in \(X\), and every closed subset of a compact space is compact.

\[K\subseteq X\ \text{compact},\ X\ \text{Hausdorff}\ \Rightarrow\ \overline{K}=K\]

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