Let ℎ be a given positive number and let s be a set of real numbers; If s has a supremum, then for some x ∈ s, we have x > sup s − ℎ If s has an infimum, then for some x ∈ s, we have x < inf s + ℎ

Let ℎ be a given positive number and let s be a set of real numbers; If s has a supremum, then for some x ∈ s, we have x > sup s − ℎ If s has an infimum, then for some x ∈ s, we have x < inf s + ℎ

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

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ISBN:9780470458365

Author:Erwin Kreyszig

Publisher:Erwin Kreyszig

Chapter2: Second-order Linear Odes

Section: Chapter Questions

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