Analysis of Subsets: Is Re (Real Numbers) Open, Closed, or Neither?

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Homework Statement



I need to find out whether the subset Re(real no's) of complex no's is open, closed or neither.

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The Attempt at a Solution



Im not really sure how to begin this...any help please?
 
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Fairy111 said:

Homework Statement



I need to find out whether the subset Re(real no's) of complex no's is open, closed or neither.

Homework Equations





The Attempt at a Solution



Im not really sure how to begin this...any help please?
Let x be any real number and consider a neighborhood of it in the complex numbers: [itex]\{z | |z- x|< \delta\}[/itex]. Does that contain any non-real numbers?
 
yes i think it does contain non real numbers, so this would imply that it is an open subset?
how would i go about sketching it?