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Question
Classify the following curve as open or closed:
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Solution
Open curve: A curve in which the beginning and end point is different or do not cut each other.
Closed curve: A curve in which the beginning and end point is the same and cut each other.
By the above definitions, we can classify the given figure as follow:
Closed curve
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