Provide an example where C is not closed and is not convex but distance function is still convex.

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I am looking for an example which shows that when the set C is not closed and C is not convex but dC= inf||x-c|| (distance function) can still be convex.

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Delete the center from the (open or closed) unit disk.

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Hint: The distance function of $C$ equals the distance function of its closure $\bar C$.