Max, Min, Sup, Inf - Purdue University

The set of rational numbers is the set Q = {p q | p,q ∈ Z,q 6= 0 }. Thus, for example, 2 3 and −9 7 are elements of Q. In Chapter 9 (The-orem 2) we prove that √ 2 is not rational. Now, let S be the set of all positive rational numbers r such that r2 < 2. Since the square root function is increasing on the set of positive real numbers, S ... ................
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