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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is (a,b) open on R^2

Miracrown (miracrown):

No, it is not

Miracrown (miracrown):

In R^2, any open ball around a point in (a,b) contains both points in (a,b) and points not in (a,b). So (a,b) cannot be an open set.

Miracrown (miracrown):

It is an open set in R though.

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