Exercise · ZW-HEINE-BOREL-THEOREM-003 · ★☆☆ Basic
Why is \([0,\infty)\) not compact in \(\mathbb{R}\)?
Choose one option.
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- C. It is closed but not bounded
Explanation
It contains its only boundary point \(0\), so it is closed, but it is not bounded. The cover \(\{(-1,n)\}_{n\ge1}\) has no finite subcover.
Review the concept: Heine-Borel theorem
A subset \(K\) of \(\mathbb{R}^n\) with the usual metric is compact if and only if it is closed and bounded.
\[K\subseteq\mathbb{R}^n\ \text{compact}\iff K\ \text{closed and bounded}\]
More practice problems: heine-borel theorem
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- ZW-HEINE-BOREL-THEOREM-008 Let A=[0,1], B=(0,1), C=ℤ, D=\0\∪\1/n:n≥1\ in ℝ. How many are compact?
- ZW-HEINE-BOREL-THEOREM-009 The metric space X=(0,1) with the usual distance is closed (in itself) and bounded. Is it compact?