1. Let d: RxR → R be defined to be d(x, y) = |arctan(x) - arctan(y)]. Show that d is a metric on R. 2. Show that (R, d), where d is the metric from Problem 1, is not a complete metric space. In other words, show that (R, d) has a Cauchy sequence that does not converge.

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1. Let d : R x R → R be defined to be
d(x, y) = | arctan(x) – arctan(y)|.
Show that d is a metric on R.
2. Show that (R, d), where d is the metric from Problem 1, is not a complete metric space. In other
words, show that (R, d) has a Cauchy sequence that does not converge.
Transcribed Image Text:1. Let d : R x R → R be defined to be d(x, y) = | arctan(x) – arctan(y)|. Show that d is a metric on R. 2. Show that (R, d), where d is the metric from Problem 1, is not a complete metric space. In other words, show that (R, d) has a Cauchy sequence that does not converge.
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