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4 marks, −1Mathematics › Real analysis › Metric spaces and normsModerateabout 2 min

DSE 2018 Question 4: Real analysis

Let R\mathbb{R}R be the set of real numbers and let D\mathcal{D}D be the set of functions d:R×R→Rd : \mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}d:R×R→R that satisfy, for all x,y,z∈Rx, y, z \in \mathbb{R}x,y,z∈R: (i) d(x,y)≥0d(x,y) \geq 0d(x,y)≥0; (ii) d(x,y)=0d(x,y) = 0d(x,y)=0 if and only if x=yx = yx=y; (iii) d(x,y)=d(y,x)d(x,y) = d(y,x)d(x,y)=d(y,x); (iv) d(x,z)≤d(x,y)+d(y,z)d(x,z) \leq d(x,y) + d(y,z)d(x,z)≤d(x,y)+d(y,z). Which of the following is not a function in D\mathcal{D}D?

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Let ℝ be the set of real numbers and let D be the set of functions d: ℝ × ℝ → ℝ that satisfy, for all x, y, z ∈ ℝ: (i) d(x,y) ≥ 0; (ii) d(x,y) = 0 if and only if x = y; (iii) d(x,y) = d(y,x); (iv) d(x,z) ≤ d(x,y) + d(y,z). Which of the following is not a function in D? (A) d(x,y) = min {|x-y|, 1} (B) d(x,y) = 0 if x = y, and 1 otherwise (C) d(x,y) = 0 if |x-y| ≤ 1, and 1 otherwise (D) d(x,y) = |x - y|

Also written as: Let R be the set of real numbers and let D be the set of functions d: R * R -> R that satisfy, for all x, y, z in R: (i) d(x,y) >= 0; (ii) d(x,y) = 0 if and only if x = y; (iii) d(x,y) = d(y,x); (iv) d(x,z) <= d(x,y) + d(y,z). Which of the following is not a function in D?

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This question is on Metric spaces and norms, part of Real analysis in Mathematics.

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