Suppose d and d' are two metrics on X satisfying d'(x, y) <= c d(x, y) for some constant c > 0. Prove that d'-open subsets are d-open.
Ans:
The relation d' ≤ c d implies that Bd(x, c^(-1)ε) ⊂ Bd'(x, ε). Then
U ⊂ X is d'-open
⇒ For any x ∈ U, there is ε > 0, such that Bd'(x, ε) ⊂ U
⇒ For any x ∈ U, there is ε > 0, such that Bd(x, c^(-1)ε) ⊂ U
⇒ U ⊂ X is d-open