Proof:

The first part follows from the fact that the homology groups $ H_n(S^m)$ and $ H_n(S^n)$ are non-isomorphic. If $ \mathbb{R}^m$ and $ \mathbb{R}^m$ were homeomorphic then their one-point compactifications would also be homeomorphic which means $ S^n$ and $ S^m$ would be homeomorphic leading to a contradiction.

nisha 2012-03-20