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    Connectedness and path components of the flea-and-comb space

    P-UNL871F13-PS7.2

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    Connectedness
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    Let \[ X=\{(0,1)\}\cup\{(x,0):0\le x\le1\}\cup \left\{\left(\frac1n,y\right):0\le y\le1,\ n\in\mathbb N\right\} \subset\mathbb R^2 \] with the subspace topology.

    1. Show that \(X\setminus\{(0,1)\}\) is path-connected.

    2. Show that \(X\) is connected.

    3. Show that \(X\) is not path-connected.

    4. Prove that \(X\) has exactly two path components, one of which is not closed in \(X\).

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