Exercise · ZW-OPEN-BALL-010 · ★★★ Advanced
Which statement holds for every open ball \(B(x,r)\) with \(r>0\) in any metric space?
Choose one option.
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- A. It contains its center \(x\)
Explanation
Since \(d(x,x)=0<r\), the center always belongs to the ball. With the discrete metric, \(B(x,1)\) has one point and is not a disc.
Review the concept: Open ball
The open ball \(B(x,r)\) with center \(x\) and radius \(r>0\) in a metric space \((X,d)\) is the set of points of \(X\) whose distance to \(x\) is less than \(r\).
\[B(x,r)=\{\,y\in X : d(x,y)
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