Addis Ababa University

Department of Mathematics
General Topology Final Exam
August 31, 2018

Time allowed: 2 21 hrs

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WORK OUT PROBLEMS

Instruction: Do all problems. Justify your answers thoroughly.

1. (a) Define a metric on a non empty set X.(2 points)

(b) Let d be a metric on a non empty set X. Show that the function d∗
defined by
d∗ = min{1, d(x, y)}
for all x, y ∈ X is a metric .(5 points)
(c) Let X = BC[0, 1] denote the class of bounded continuous function
on the closed interval[0, 1]. Let d(f, g) = maxx∈[0,1] |f (x) − g(x)| for
all f and g in X. Determine weather the function d is a metric on
BC[0, 1] or not.. . . (5 points)
2. (a) Define SEPARATION OF A set in a topological space.. . . (2 points)
(b) Define a Connected SPACE. . . . (2 points)
(c) Show that a union of collection of connected subsets of X that have
a point in common is connected . . . (4 points)
(d) If A and B form a separation of X, and if Y is connected subspace
of X, then prove that Y lies entirely with in A or B. . . . (4 points)
(e) Let A be a connected subset of X. If A ⊂ B ⊂ Ā. Then show that
B is connected.. . . (4 points)

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3. (a) Define a COMPACT SPACE. . . . (2 points)
(b) Show that the space of real numbers R is not compact. . . . (2 points)
 
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(c) Prove that the set A = {0} n
is compact subset of R . . . (3
points)
(d) Show that a finite union of compact sets is compact.. . . (3 points)

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