let M be non empty MetrSpace; :: thesis: for X being Subset of (TopSpaceMetr M) st X <> {} & X is compact holds
dist_max X is continuous

let X be Subset of (TopSpaceMetr M); :: thesis: ( X <> {} & X is compact implies dist_max X is continuous )
assume A1: ( X <> {} & X is compact ) ; :: thesis: dist_max X is continuous
for P being Subset of R^1 st P is open holds
(dist_max X) " P is open
proof
let P be Subset of R^1 ; :: thesis: ( P is open implies (dist_max X) " P is open )
assume A2: P is open ; :: thesis: (dist_max X) " P is open
for p being Point of M st p in (dist_max X) " P holds
ex r being real number st
( r > 0 & Ball p,r c= (dist_max X) " P )
proof
let p be Point of M; :: thesis: ( p in (dist_max X) " P implies ex r being real number st
( r > 0 & Ball p,r c= (dist_max X) " P ) )

assume p in (dist_max X) " P ; :: thesis: ex r being real number st
( r > 0 & Ball p,r c= (dist_max X) " P )

then A3: ( p in dom (dist_max X) & (dist_max X) . p in P ) by FUNCT_1:def 13;
consider y being Point of RealSpace such that
A4: y = upper_bound ((dist p) .: X) by METRIC_1:def 14;
reconsider P = P as Subset of (TopSpaceMetr RealSpace ) by TOPMETR:def 7;
y in P by A3, A4, Def7;
then consider r being real number such that
A5: ( r > 0 & Ball y,r c= P ) by A2, TOPMETR:22, TOPMETR:def 7;
reconsider r = r as Real by XREAL_0:def 1;
A6: Ball p,r c= (dist_max X) " P
proof
let z be set ; :: according to TARSKI:def 3 :: thesis: ( not z in Ball p,r or z in (dist_max X) " P )
assume A7: z in Ball p,r ; :: thesis: z in (dist_max X) " P
then reconsider z = z as Point of M ;
dist p,z < r by A7, METRIC_1:12;
then (abs ((upper_bound ((dist p) .: X)) - (upper_bound ((dist z) .: X)))) + (dist p,z) < r + (dist p,z) by A1, Th26, XREAL_1:10;
then A8: abs ((upper_bound ((dist p) .: X)) - (upper_bound ((dist z) .: X))) < r by XREAL_1:8;
consider q being Point of RealSpace such that
A9: q = upper_bound ((dist z) .: X) by METRIC_1:def 14;
A10: q = (dist_max X) . z by A9, Def7;
dist y,q < r by A4, A8, A9, TOPMETR:15;
then A11: q in Ball y,r by METRIC_1:12;
dom (dist_max X) = the carrier of (TopSpaceMetr M) by FUNCT_2:def 1;
then dom (dist_max X) = the carrier of M by TOPMETR:16;
hence z in (dist_max X) " P by A5, A10, A11, FUNCT_1:def 13; :: thesis: verum
end;
take r ; :: thesis: ( r > 0 & Ball p,r c= (dist_max X) " P )
thus ( r > 0 & Ball p,r c= (dist_max X) " P ) by A5, A6; :: thesis: verum
end;
hence (dist_max X) " P is open by TOPMETR:22; :: thesis: verum
end;
hence dist_max X is continuous by Lm2, TOPS_2:55; :: thesis: verum