4 let f be a contracting mapping on a complete metric space x i e d f
Question
4. Let f be a contracting mapping on a complete metric space X, i.e.
d(f(a), f(b)) ≤ a d(a, b), 0≤a < 1 for all a, b € X. Show that there exists
one and only one point x EX such that f(x) = x. (Such a point is called a
fixed point of f.)