Determining which sets are open?

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The discussion focuses on determining which sets are open in the subspace topology of the interval [0, 1] under the lower limit topology on the real numbers R. The sets examined include (1/2, 1/3), [1/2, 1], and [0, 1/2]. It is concluded that the set [1/2, 1] is open in the subspace topology, as it can be expressed as the intersection of [0, 1] with an open set in R, specifically (1/2, 1) in the lower limit topology.

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(1/2,1/3),[1/2,1],[0,1/2]

which are open in the subspace topology of the subspace [0,1] of the lower limit topology on R
 
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Use the definition! Which of those is the intersection of [0, 1] with a set open in R (using the lower limit topology, of course)?
 

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