We assume that x0. Therefore there exists a natural number n such that n> Since z is fixed we can simply evaluate 1 and take the next largest natural number. Which of the following completes the proof?
We assume that x0. Therefore there exists a natural number n such that n> Since z is fixed we can simply evaluate 1 and take the next largest natural number. Which of the following completes the proof?
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Transcribed Image Text:Therefore there must exist a natural number m such that nx < m< ny, and by dividing through by n we have x< m <y. Since n and m are both natural numbers and hence also integers, we have found
a rational number existing between x and y, as required.
We have that
n>1
= nz <1
= ny-nx < 1
Therefore there must exist a natural number m such that ny - nx <m, and hence y-x< m so y <x+ m, This shows that x+ m is a rational number greater than x but less than y. Since n and m are
both natural numbers and hence also integers, we have found a rational number existing between x and y, as required.
O None of these.
We have that
Therefore x <1<y so 1 is a rational number existing between x and y as required.
We have that
y-x
n(y-x)
Therefore there is a gap greater than 1 between y and x so it must necessarily contain an integer, which is a rational number. Therefore we have found a rational number between x and y, as required.

Transcribed Image Text:We assume that x<y. We can make this assumption without loss of generality, since we can make this statement true by simply relabeling. Since x<y, there exists another real number z such that y-x = z and
z>0. Therefore there exists a natural number n such that n>1 Since z is fixed we can simply evaluate 1 and take the next largest natural number. Which of the following completes the proof?
We have that
n>1
= nz >1
a ny-nx> 1.
Therefore there must exist a natural number m such that nx < m < ny, and by dividing through by n we have x
m <y. Sincen and m are both natural numbers and hence also integers, we have found
a rational number existing between x and y, as required.
We have that
n>
» nz <1
→ ny-nx < 1
Therefore there must exist a natural numberm such that ny - nx <m, and hence y - x < so y <x + . This shows that x+ is a rational number greater than x but less than y. Since n and m are
both natural numbers and hence also Integers, we have found a rational number existing between x and y, as required.
O None of these.
We have that
- y-x> n
Therefore x <<y so is a rational number existing between x and y as required.
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