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How to conclude whether the set

$D:=\{(x,y):x^2+y^2<1\}$ is complete ?

I thought in the straight forward process of using a Cauchy sequence say $(x_n,y_n)$ then could not proceed further?

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Hint Consider $(x_n,y_n) = (0,1-1/n)$.

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The space is not complete. Any Cauchy sequence in the disk that converges to a point on the boundary will provide a counterexample.

For example, consider $a_n = (1-1/n, 0)$. This sequence is Cauchy, since if $\epsilon>0$. we have $d(a_m,a_n)<\epsilon$ whenever $m,n>1/\epsilon$. The sequence converges to $(1,0)$, which is outside $D$, so $D$ is not complete.

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