Consider ℝ3 with the metric d((x1, x2, x3), (y1, y2, y3) = |x1 - y1| + |x2 - y2| + |x3 - y3|. i. Verify that d is really a metric. ii. State and prove the Bolzano-Weierstrass Theorem for ℝ3 with this metric.

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 Consider ℝ3 with the metric

d((x1x2x3), (y1y2y3) = |x1 - y1| + |x2 - y2| + |x3 - y3|.


i. Verify that d is really a metric.
ii. State and prove the Bolzano-Weierstrass Theorem for ℝ3 with this metric.

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