Proving Metric Equivalence for Subset Y in Metric Space X

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Y ⊂ X where X is a metric space with the function d. Prove that (Y,d) is a metric space with the same function d.

The metric function d: X x X -> R.

I know that the function for Y is:

d* : Y x Y -> R

How do I show that d is the same as d*.
 
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