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This document is a question paper for a B.Sc. (Hons.) Mathematics course on Metric Spaces, with a total of 75 marks and a duration of 3 hours. It includes various questions related to metric spaces, including definitions, properties, and examples, as well as proofs and theorems. Candidates are instructed to attempt any two parts from each question.

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DU Metric Space PYQ

This document is a question paper for a B.Sc. (Hons.) Mathematics course on Metric Spaces, with a total of 75 marks and a duration of 3 hours. It includes various questions related to metric spaces, including definitions, properties, and examples, as well as proofs and theorems. Candidates are instructed to attempt any two parts from each question.

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Your Roll No.....

Sr. No. of Question Paper : 1013 C

Unique Paper Code : 32351501

Name of the Paper BMATHS1| - Metric Spaces


Name of the Course : B.Sc. (Hons.) Mathematics
CBCS (LOCF)
Semester V

Duration:3 HourS Maximum Marks:75

Instructions for Candidates

1. Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt


of this question paper.
2. Attempt any two parts from each question.

1. (a) Let (X, d) be a metric space. Define the mapping


d*: X x X ’ Rby

d(x,y) Vx, ye X.
'(s.y)= 1+d(x.y)"
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P.T.0.
1013 2

Show that (X, d^) is a metricspace and d*(x, y) <1,


for every x. y ¬ X. (6)

(b) Let (x be a sequence of real numbers defined

by x=a, x, = b and Xn+2=n+ t Xn) for


2

n = 1,2, *. Prove that (xa is a Cauchy


sequence in R with usual metric. (6)

(c) Define a complete metric


space. Is the metric
space (Z, d) of integers, with usual
metric d, a
complete metric space? Justify. (6)

2. (a) (i) Let (X, d) be a


metric space. Show that for
every pair of distinct points x and y
of X,
there exist disjoint open sets U
and V such
that x e U, y e V.
(2)
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(ii) Give an example of the following:

(a) A set in ametric space which is neither a


closed ball nor an open set. (1)

(b) A metric space in which the interior of the

intersection of an arbitrary family of the


subsets may not be equal to the intersection
of the interiors of the members of the

family. (2)

(c) Ametric space in which every singleton is


an open set. (1)

(b) Let (X, d) be a metric space. Let A be a subset


of X. Define closure of A and show that it is the

smallest closed superset of A. (6)

D++0
(c) Let (X, d) "be a complete metric space. Let (F)
be a nested sequence of non-empty closed subsets

(a'yA P.T.O.
4
1013

thatE is
of Xsuch that d(F,) ’ 0. Show
singleton. Does it hold if (X, d) is incomplete?
a
(6)
Justify.

metric spaces and


3. (a) Let (X, dy) and (Y, d,) be
continuous
f: X ’ Y be a function. Prove that fis

on X if and only if f(A)cf(A) for all subsets


A of X. (6)
+
(b) Let A and B be non-empty disjoint closed subsets
of a metric space (X, d). Show that there is a
continuous real valued function f on X such that

f(x) = 0, xe A, f(x) =1, xe B and 0 s f(x) s 1,


XE X. Further show that there exist disjoint
open subsets G, H of X such that Ac G and
BeH. (6)

d o,A
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(c) Define a dense subset of a metric space (X, d).


Let AsX. Show that A is dense in Xif and only
if A° has empty interior. Give an example of a
metric space that has only one dense subset.
(6)

4. (a) Show that the metrics ,, d, and d., defined on R


by

d,(x,y) = L=ilx - Yl,


d,(x,y) = (E-1(*- y)²)2 and
doo(x, y) = max { x - Yil:1sisn)

are equivalent where x = (X,, X, *', x) and


y= (y Y2 *" 9, (6.5)
(2-5) +0 +0 t0+0
(b) Show that the Tunction f: R ’ (-1, 1) defined by

X
f(*)= l+|x| is a homeomorphism but not an
isometry. (6.5)
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(c) () Let (X, d) be a complete metric space.


Let T: X ’ Xbe a mapping such that
d(Tx,Ty)< d(x, y), t , y e X. Does T always
have a fixed point? Justify. (4)

(ii) Let X be any non-empty set and T: X ’ X

be a mapping such that T (where nis a


natural number, n> 1) has a unique fixed
point Xo e X. Show that x, is also a unique
fixed point of T. (2.5)

5. (a) Let (IR, d)be the space of real numbers with usual
metric. Prove that a. connected subset of #2
must be an interval. Give an example of two
connected subsets of D such that their union is
disconnected. (4+2.5)
+)
(b) Let (X, d) be a metric space such that every
two points of X are contained in some connected
subset of X. Show that (X, d) is connected.
(6.5)
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(c) Let (X, d) be a metric space. Then prove that


(X, d) is disconnected if and only if there exists a
continuous mapping of (X,d) onto the discrete two
element space (X do). (6.5)

6. (a) Prove that homeomophism preserves compactness.


Hence or otherwise show that

S(0,1) ={z e C:z| <1} and

s[0,1] = (z e C: 21<1}
are not homeomorphic. (4+2.5)

(b) Let (X, d) be a metric space and A s X such that


every sequence in Ahas a subsequence converging
in A. Show that for any B X, there is a point
pe A such that d(p,B) = d(A,B), If Bbe a closed
subset ¡f Xsuch that A nB =, show that
d(A,B) > 0. (4.5+2)

P.T.O.
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(c) Let f be a continuous real-valued function on


that
a compact metric space (X, d,), then show
Does the
f is bounded and attains its bounds.

result hold when X is not compact? Justify.


(4+2.5)

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