Hahn-Banach distance formula (source code)

= Hahn-Banach distance formula
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For a closed subspace $Y$ of a normed space $X$,
$$
d(x,Y)=\sup\{|f(x)|:f\in X^*,\ \lVert f\rVert\leq1,\ f|_Y=0\}.
$$
This is the dual norm formula in the quotient $X/Y$.