Let S R be nonempty. Prove that if a number u in R has the properties:

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Let S ⊂ R be nonempty. Prove that if a number u in R has the properties: (i) for every n ∈ N the number u - 1/n is not an upper bound of S, and (ii) for every number n ∈ N the number u + 1/n is an upper bound of S, then u = sup S. (This is the converse of Exercise 2.3.9.)
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Introduction to Real Analysis

ISBN: 978-0471433316

4th edition

Authors: Robert G. Bartle, Donald R. Sherbert

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