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How to prove that two sets are homeomorphic?

We have the interval $]-1,1[ \subset \mathbb{R}$. We have to say if this interval is homeomorphic with the open unit ball $U(0,1)$ of $\mathbb{R}^2$ and with the set $\mathbb{R}$.
I know that two sets are homeomorphic when it exists a continuous function between topological spaces that has a continuous inverse function.
But how to prove that here ? I need an example to understand. For example, between $]-1,1[$ and $U(0,1)$. Someone could help me ?

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