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GATE 2022 MA – Question 24

Topology · Connectedness and Compactness · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Give Y=∏ₙ₌₁∞ℝ its product topology and Δ={(x,x,x,…):x∈ℝ} its subspace topology. Which holds?

  1. Δ is open in Y.
  2. Δ is locally compact.
  3. Δ is dense in Y.
  4. Δ is disconnected.

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Correct answer: (B) Δ is locally compact.

Explanation

The map x↦(x,x,…) is a homeomorphism from ℝ to Δ, with inverse the first-coordinate projection. Thus Δ is connected and locally compact. A cylinder restricting the first two coordinates to disjoint intervals misses Δ, so it is not dense. Any basic neighborhood restricts only finitely many coordinates and allows a point off Δ, so Δ is not open. **B**.

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