An Example of Arcs That Are Not Homotopic

Any two arcs are homotopic, but we can construct arcs that are not homotopic.

Letandbe two arcs inwhereis any point, such thatand

andare homotopic inLetbe a point in the area bounded byand

andare not homotopic inbecause each cannot be continuously deformed onto the other.

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