let X be the surface of the earth for any two points on the earth surface. let d(a,b) be the least time needed to travel from a to b.is this the metric on X? kindly explain each step and logic, specially for these two axioms d(a,b)=0 iff a=b and triangle inequality.
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1d(a,b) iff a=b is trivial – 2012-10-11