Real-World Applications Quiz on Induced Topology in Metric Spaces

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1) When a fitness tracking app restricts a user’s location data to only one building, the app models that building as a subspace of the Earth’s metric space.

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True, because the building inherits its metric and topology as a subspace of the Earth’s metric space.

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Real-world Applications Quiz On Induced Topology In Metric Spaces - Quiz

Ready to see induced topology in action outside the textbook? In this quiz, you’ll explore real-world situations where we restrict attention to a smaller region: a single building, a city district, a circular race track, a coastline, a floor of a mall, or a flight layer in 3D space. You’ll... see moredecide which regions count as “open” when we only care about that restricted zone, and how they arise as intersections of larger open sets with the subspace. Each scenario helps you connect the abstract idea of subspace topology with practical models used in navigation, logistics, mapping, and sensor systems.
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2) If a delivery service only needs to measure distances within a specific city district, the distances used inherit the same metric from the entire city’s map.

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True—the district uses the restricted metric, so it becomes a metric subspace.

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3) In navigation apps, restricting attention to “roads accessible to motorcycles” yields a topology that may have more open sets than the topology on the full road network.

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True—subspaces can have more open sets relative to themselves (e.g., disconnected components become open in the subspace).

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4) When modeling Wi-Fi coverage in a mall, if the app restricts calculations only to the 3rd floor, the open sets representing “good signal zones” must correspond exactly to open sets in the whole mall.

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False—open sets in the 3rd-floor subspace are intersections of mall-wide open signal regions with the 3rd floor, not necessarily open in the whole mall.

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5) A weather app focusing only on a coastal region still treats local temperature neighborhoods as intersections of large-scale open temperature regions with that coastal subset.

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True—this is precisely how subspace topology works.

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6) In traffic flow modeling, if the system restricts to a single highway, then sections of the highway are open in the induced topology only if they are open intervals in the full 2D road network.

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False—sections of the highway are open if they equal (open set in 2D) ∩ (the highway curve), not necessarily open in 2D.

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7) A drone navigation system that operates only on a flight corridor may treat some “safe zones” as open in the induced topology, even if they are not open in the full 3D airspace.

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True—subspace-open sets need not be open in the ambient space.

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8) In modeling contagion spread on a university campus, restricting analysis to one building yields closures of sets based on global campus spread, not building-level behavior.

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False—the closure in the subspace uses only sequences and open sets inside the building.

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9) A ride-hailing app restricts service to a gated village Y ⊂ X. Which sets represent open service areas in Y?

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Open sets in Y are exactly U ∩ Y where U is open in X; Y itself is always open in Y.

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10) A mall management system models "cleaning zones" inside the mall. Which zones are open in the induced topology on one floor Y?

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Open sets are intersections of mall-open sets with the floor; the floor itself is open in its subspace topology.

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11) A logistics system only considers warehouses along a coastline. Which represent open neighborhoods in the induced topology on the coastline?

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Subspace-open sets correspond to arcs or unions of arcs; singletons are not open.

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12) A self-driving car operates only on a circular track. Which areas are open in the induced topology on the track?

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Arcs and intersections of ambient open sets with the track are open; single points are not.

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13) A food-delivery app restricts service to a triangular district Y ⊂ ℝ². Which sets are open in the induced topology?

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Open sets come from intersections of ambient open sets with Y. The boundary alone is not open.

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14) A drone uses an altitude constraint Y = {(x,y,z): 10 ≤ z ≤ 12}. Which subsets represent open flight zones?

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Intersections with ambient open sets are open; horizontal slices are not open.

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15) A wildlife tracking system considers animals moving along a river curve Y ⊂ ℝ². Which represent open habitat zones in Y?

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Segments and intersections with open sets are open; single points are not.

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When a fitness tracking app restricts a user’s location data to only...
If a delivery service only needs to measure distances within a...
In navigation apps, restricting attention to “roads accessible to...
When modeling Wi-Fi coverage in a mall, if the app restricts...
A weather app focusing only on a coastal region still treats local...
In traffic flow modeling, if the system restricts to a single highway,...
A drone navigation system that operates only on a flight corridor may...
In modeling contagion spread on a university campus, restricting...
A ride-hailing app restricts service to a gated village Y ⊂ X....
A mall management system models "cleaning zones" inside the mall....
A logistics system only considers warehouses along a coastline. Which...
A self-driving car operates only on a circular track. Which areas are...
A food-delivery app restricts service to a triangular district Y ⊂...
A drone uses an altitude constraint Y = {(x,y,z): 10 ≤ z ≤ 12}....
A wildlife tracking system considers animals moving along a river...
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