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Question 8.18

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a) Let UU be the set of almost upper bounds and LL the set of almost lower bounds.

i) U=(0,)U=(0,\infty), L=(,0]L=(-\infty,0].
ii) U=(0,)U=(0,\infty), L=(,0)L=(-\infty,0).
iii) U=(0,)U=(0,\infty), L=(,0]L=(-\infty,0].
iv) U=[2,)U=[\sqrt{2},\infty), L=(,0]L=(-\infty,0].
v) U=U=\varnothing, L=L=\varnothing.
vi) U=[1+52,)U=\left[\frac{-1+\sqrt{5}}{2},\infty\right), L=(,152]L=\left(-\infty,\frac{-1-\sqrt{5}}{2}\right].
vii) U=[0,)U=[0,\infty), L=(,152]L=\left(-\infty,\frac{-1-\sqrt{5}}{2}\right].
viii) U=(1,)U=(1,\infty), L=(,1]L=(-\infty,-1].

b) Since AA is bounded, it is also bounded above. This means that it has an upper bound. This upper bound is in BB, so BB is nonempty.

For contradiction, suppose BB were not bounded below. Let ll be a lower bound of AA. Since BB is not bounded below, there exists bBb\in B such that b<lb<l. But by the definition of BB, this would imply that there are only finitely many elements of AA greater or equal to bb. This contradicts the premise that AA is infinite.

c)

i) limA=0\overline{\lim}A=0.
ii) limA=0\overline{\lim}A=0.
iii) limA=0\overline{\lim}A=0.
iv) limA=2\overline{\lim}A=\sqrt{2}.
v) Does not exist.
vi) limA=1+52\overline{\lim}A=\frac{-1+\sqrt{5}}{2}.
vii) limA=0\overline{\lim}A=0.
viii) limA=1\overline{\lim}A=1.

d) We define limA\underline{\lim}A as the lowest upper bound of the set of all almost lower bounds of AA.

i) limA<0\underline{\lim}A<0.
ii) limA=0\underline{\lim}A=0.
iii) limA=0\underline{\lim}A=0.
iv) limA=0\underline{\lim}A=0.
v) Does not exist.
vi) limA=152\underline{\lim}A=\frac{-1-\sqrt{5}}{2}.
vii) limA=152\underline{\lim}A=\frac{-1-\sqrt{5}}{2}.
viii) limA=1\underline{\lim}A=-1.

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