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Prove directly from definition that the set {1/2^n | n=1, 2, 3, ...} is not compact...

Prove directly from definition that the set {1/2^n | n=1, 2, 3, ...} is not compact but {0, 1/2^n |n=1, 2, 3, ...} is compact.

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