1. Provide a rigorous definition of a lower bound of a subset of real numbers. 2. Provide a rigorous definition of a infimum of a subset of real numbers. 3. Show that an infimum of a subset of real numbers is unique. 4. Show that a subset E of RR has an upper bound only if inf alpha E = alpha sup E for any negative r in RR.

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2022-09-20

1. Provide a rigorous definition of a lower bound of a subset of real numbers.
2. Provide a rigorous definition of a infimum of a subset of real numbers.
3. Show that an infimum of a subset of real numbers is unique.
4. Show that a subset E of R has an upper bound only if inf λ E = λ sup E for any negative r R

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Lilliana Mason

Lilliana Mason

Beginner2022-09-21Added 11 answers

Let s be any subset of real numbers.
Let a R
Then a is said to be an lower bound of s if a x , x s

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