I am an undergraduate student and we have both linear algebra and metric space course in this semester.In linear algebra we studied norm and in metric spaces we studied metric.Now studying some examples I think every metric on vector space may define a norm and every norm can define a metric.I am sure about the last one but does every metric on vector space give rise to a norm?
I have studied that every normed space $(V, \lVert\cdot \lVert)$ is a metric space with respect to distance function  $d(u,v) = \lVert u - v \rVert$, $u,v \in V$.   My question is whether every metric on a linear space can be induced by norm? I know answer is  no but I need proper justification.   Edit: Is there any method to check whether a given metric space is induced by norm ?  Thanks for help
Proof of an equality involving cosine $\sqrt{2 + \sqrt{2 + \cdots + \sqrt{2 + \sqrt{2}}}}\ =\ 2\cos (\pi/2^{n+1})$ so I stumbled upon this equation/formula, and I have no idea how to prove it. I don't know how should I approach it: $$ \sqrt{2 + \sqrt{2 + \cdots + \sqrt{2 + \sqrt{\vphantom{\large A}2\,}\,}\,}\,}\ =\ 2\cos\left(\vphantom{\Large A}\pi \over 2^{n + 1}\right) $$  where $n\in\mathbb N$ and the square root sign appears $n$-times.  I thought about using sequences and limits, to express the LHS as a recurrence relation but I didn't get anywhere.  edit: Solved, thanks for your answers and comments. Why is Severus Snape's Patronus the same as Lily Potter's? Are Snape and Lily related somehow? Are Snape and Harry related? Move object in inches instead of feet? Whenever I move an object in blender in unit mode(Imperial), it always make it in feet. For example, if I type G Y 12, it will move 12 feet. How can I make it move 12 inches instead? How to execute a Matlab script from C++ Recurrence relation for the integral, $ I_n=\int\frac{dx}{(1+x^2)^n} $ Express recurrence relation  of the integral  $$ I_n=\int\frac{dx}{(1+x^2)^n} $$  [My Answer]  $$ I_n = \int\frac{1+x^2}{(1+x^2)^n}dx-\int\frac{x^2}{(1+x^2)^n}dx $$  $$ I_n=I_{n-1}-\int x\cdot\frac{x}{(1+x^2)^n}dx $$  $$ I_n=I_{n-1}-\frac{x}{2(1-n)(x^2+1)^{n-1}}+\frac{1}{2(1-n)}I_{n-1} $$  $$ I_n=\frac{2n-3}{2(n-1)}I_{n-1}+\frac{x}{2(n-1)(x^2+1)^{n-1}} \ \ \ \ (n&gt;1) $$  $$ I_1=\arctan(x) $$  Is my answer correct? How do I list the default installed packages? I am developing an offline installer for all versions of Ubuntu, and I need Ubuntu's default installed packages list. Is there a way to get this information from any server (web server)? Any script to fetch any Ubuntu version's default installed packages list.  I will give the Ubuntu version, and the script will fetch the packages list.  Note: I need at least a server address. I can write a script for this. I am looking for a YA book about a boy who learns to use powers from a mind-adept, in a seemingly abandoned house. The adept helps him open his mind by using a cube. One of his powers, I believe, is to go into dreams of people that  he knows. He helps his young female neighbor friend by doing this, opening a door in her mind. He tries to open the mind-door of a local older bully, but finds out the young man can't be helped because he has been abused mentally and physically. I don't believe the book I read is past 1995. It might have the word "adept" in it. Round function in Excel, worksheet function vs VBA Decode escaped Url without using HttpUtility.UrlDecode Is there any function that converts an escaped Url string to its unescaped form? System.Web.HttpUtility.UrlDecode() can do that job but I don't want to add a reference to System.Web.dll. Since my app is not a web application, I don't want to add a dependency for only using a function in an assembly.  UPDATE: Check  about the same issue. Consider the smallest number in each of the $n\choose r$ subsets (of size $r$) of $S=\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$... Consider the smallest number in each of the $n\choose r$ subsets (of size $r$) of $S=\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$.Show that the arithmetic mean of the numbers so obtained is ${n+1}\over{r+1}$. I have no idea, how to solve it.It would be better if the solution has bijection. Please help! This is a  about Server Security - Responding to Breach Events (Hacking)   See Also:                  Canonical Version I suspect that one or more of my servers is compromised by a hacker, virus, or other mechanism:   What are my first steps? When I arrive on site should I disconnect the server, preserve "evidence", are there other initial considerations? How do I go about getting services back online? How do I prevent the same thing from happening immediately again? Are there best practices or methodologies for learning from this incident? If I wanted to put a Incident Response Plan together, where would I start? Should this be part of my Disaster Recovery or Business Continuity Planning?   Original Version       2011.01.02 - I'm on my way into work at 9.30 p.m. on a Sunday because our server has been compromised somehow and was resulting in a    attack on our provider. The servers access to the Internet   has been shut down which means over 5-600 of our clients sites are now   down. Now this could be an FTP hack, or some weakness in code   somewhere. I'm not sure till I get there.      How can I track this down quickly? We're in for a whole lot of   litigation if I don't get the server back up ASAP. Any help is   appreciated. We are running Open SUSE 11.0.            2011.01.03 - Thanks to everyone for your help. Luckily I WASN'T the only person responsible for this server, just the nearest. We managed   to resolve this problem, although it may not apply to many others in a   different situation. I'll detail what we did.      We unplugged the server from the net. It was performing (attempting to   perform) a Denial Of Service attack on another server in Indonesia,   and the guilty party was also based there.      We firstly tried to identify where on the server this was coming from,   considering we have over 500 sites on the server, we expected to be   moonlighting for some time. However, with SSH access still, we ran a   command to find all files edited or created in the time the attacks   started. Luckily, the offending file was created over the winter   holidays which meant that not many other files were created on the   server at that time.      We were then able to identify the offending file which was inside the   uploaded images folder within a  website.      After a short cigarette break we concluded that, due to the files   location, it must have been uploaded via a file upload facility that   was inadequetly secured. After some googling, we found that there was   a security vulnerability that allowed files to be uploaded, within the   ZenCart admin panel, for a picture for a record company. (The section   that it never really even used), posting this form just uploaded any   file, it did not check the extension of the file, and didn't even   check to see if the user was logged in.      This meant that any files could be uploaded, including a PHP file for   the attack. We secured the vulnerability with ZenCart on the infected   site, and removed the offending files.      The job was done, and I was home for 2 a.m.            The Moral   - Always apply security patches for ZenCart, or any other CMS system for that matter. As when security updates are released, the whole   world is made aware of the vulnerability.   - Always do backups, and backup your backups.   - Employ or arrange for someone that will be there in times like these. To prevent anyone from relying on a panicy post on Server   Fault. How can I program a simple chat bot AI? Expected number of siblings, given the expectation of children in a family The number of children in a family is a random variable $X$, where    $ \mathbb E(X) = 1.8 $ and $Var(X) = 0.36 $. If we randomly choose a child, which is the expected number of its siblings?      (it is given that the answer $&gt; 0.8$)   Let the number of a child's siblings be a random variable $Y$, so we are looking for $ \mathbb E(Y) $.  If found that,  $$ \mathbb E(Y) = \sum_{k=0}^{\infty}k \; \mathbb P(Y=k) = \sum_{k=0}^{\infty}k \; \mathbb P(X=k+1) = $$ $$ = \sum_{k=0}^{\infty}k \; \mathbb P(X=k)-\sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\mathbb P(X=k) +\mathbb P(X=0)= \mathbb E(X)-1+\mathbb P(X=0) $$ which is indeed greater than $0.8$, if  $\; \mathbb P(X=0)&gt;0$.  But, I don't know how to make use of the variance to find the final answer.  Thank you in advance In the United States we have a saying, "your mileage may vary", which means "your experience may be different".  In English-speaking countries that don't use Imperial miles, is there an equivalent expression? Saving Arduino sensor data to a text file Learning and using English I'm always confused about what word to use for referring to things that have been described by me a few sentences earlier: "that" or "this".   Confusion comes from the fact that only the equivalent of "this" is always used in my native language for such referring. But I've noticed that in English for such referring "that" is used as often as "this" (or maybe even more often).  Some examples for illustrating (just tried to google something appropriate to convey my idea better):     We assess local... the demographics of the local population. What are the natural traffic drivers in the area. Things like cinemas and pubs and retail and office and all that type of things and we now put together a bit of a matrix and actually give a weighted score to each of the things we know help our business. That helps us decide in a more scientific fashion.   or:     The problem of Cervantes' origin became after that into a tough matter. Some experts believed that the Cervantes from Alcázar, in the times of the Lepanto Battle, was in the age of a child, more concerned about gathering nests and that type of things than about fighting as a soldier.   and for "this":     I believe lot of people who involved fishery industries in Mexico Gulf are suffering now but as for economic issues, U.S government and other countries will support them and give an utmost response to it. Important thing is that we learn from this mistake and make sure this type of things will never happen in the future and protect nature environment thus we have to take this technology to get energy from water very seriously. I really hope this technology will be available and used for everybody as soon as possible.   Is there a rule describing proper usage of these words in cases like this? (or should I have written "..in cases like that"?) Is the gradient a surface normal vector or does it point in the direction of maximum increase of f I'm having some trouble trying to visualize and physically understand what's happening with the gradient.  I understand that the following is true:   The gradient of f (grad(f)) points in the direction of maximum increase of f   However, later on, we are told that a gradient of a surface f (grad(f)) gives us the surface normal vector (i.e pointing away). How can that be? From the first statement, I thought that the gradient must be pointing in the direction of maximum increase of f - surely the direction of maximum increase of f should be a vector pointing in some direction on f itself. How can it be pointing outward as a surface normal vector? Programmatically create a user and assign a role Words to describe people with good/poor vocabularies Words to describe people with good/poor vocabularies. I am looking for words which I can use to describe characters and I would also like to describe their vocabularies, and explain how their vocabularies stem from their upbringing Calculate distance between 2 GPS coordinates How do I calculate distance between two GPS coordinates (using latitude and longitude)?