Lebl-Basic-Analysis-I · Problem 1.2.1
Real Numbers
Mathematics · archimedean-property
Problem
Prove that if (), then there exists an such that .Intuitive explanation
The core idea here is the Archimedean property of the real numbers: no matter how small a positive number is, you can always find a natural number large enough to make its reciprocal smaller still. Since shrinks as grows, you just need to find an where is large enough that dips below your given threshold . This is really about showing that the natural numbers are unbounded.
Intuitive explanation
The core idea here is the Archimedean property of the real numbers: no matter how small a positive number is, you can always find a natural number large enough to make its reciprocal smaller still. Since shrinks as grows, you just need to find an where is large enough that dips below your given threshold . This is really about showing that the natural numbers are unbounded.