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Max, Min, Sup, Inf - Purdue University
CHAPTER 6 Max, Min, Sup, InfWe would like to begin by asking for the maximum of the functionf(x) = (sinx)/x. An approximate graph is indicated below. Lookingat the graph, it is clear thatf(x) 1 for allxin the domain , 1 is the smallest number which is greater than alloff (sin x)/x1 Figure 1 Loosely speaking, one might say that 1 is the maximum value off(x). The problem is that one is not a value off(x) at all. Thereis noxin the domain offsuch thatf(x) = 1. In this situation,we use the word supremum instead of the word maximum . Thedistinction between these two concepts is described in the a set of real numbers. An upper boundforSis a numberBsuch thatx Bfor allx S. The supremum,if it exists, ( sup , LUB, least upper bound ) ofSis the smallest81826. MAX, MIN, SUP, INFupper bound forS.
Since 1+ǫ is (by assumption) a lower bound for S and 5 ∈ S, 1+ǫ ≤ 5, showing that x ∈ (1,5]. Thus, 1 + ǫ is not a lower bound, proving that 1 is the greatest lower bound. Example 5. Find upper and lower bounds for y = f(x) for x ∈ [−1,1.5] where f(x) = −x4 +2x2 +x Use a graphing calculator to estimate the least upper bound and the
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