Exercise · ZW-SUBSPACE-TOPOLOGY-002 · ★☆☆ Basic

With the same \(X\) and \(A=\{2,3,4\}\), which of these subsets is open in the subspace \(A\)?

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  • A. \(\{2,3\}\)

Explanation

\(\{2,3\}=\{1,2,3\}\cap A\) with \(\{1,2,3\}\) open in \(X\). No open set of \(X\) meets \(A\) in \(\{2\}\), \(\{4\}\) or \(\{2,4\}\): the only open set containing 4 is \(X\), which gives \(A\).

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The topology \(\mathcal{T}_A\) on a subset \(A\) of a topological space \((X,\mathcal{T})\) whose open sets are the intersections of \(A\) with the open sets \(U\) of \(X\).

\[\mathcal{T}_A=\{A\cap U:\ U\in\mathcal{T}\}\]

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