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Prove that if u is a least upper bound for a subset 5 of JR, then 2u is a least upper

Chapter 31, Problem 31.5

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Prove that if u is a least upper bound for a subset 5 of JR, then 2u is a least upper bound for{2x : XES}.

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QUESTION:

Prove that if u is a least upper bound for a subset 5 of JR, then 2u is a least upper bound for{2x : XES}.

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Definition: (least upper bound).  Suppose  is an ordered fields and is bounded above in .

A number  is called a least upper bound of  If

(a)  is an upper bound for , and

(b) If is any lower bound for , then  

 

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