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8.29 Real numbers tutorial

Remark

We have an equality between a finite decimal representation and infinite decimal representation

Suppose that we denote the infinite decimal representation \(0.9999....\) by \(x\) that is

\(x=0.999...(E1)\)

\(10x=9.9999....=9+0.9999....(E2)\)

and from \((E2)-(E1)\): \(9x=9\) then \(x+1\)

therefore \(1=0.99999....(E3)\)

Now upon division by \(10,10^2,10^3,10^4,...\) the (E3) we obtain

\(0.1=0.0999....\)

\(0.01=0.00999.....\)

\(0.001=0.000999....\)

...........

(E4)

We can use these result to convert any finite decimal representation into an infinite decimal representation

For example \(0.758=0.757+0.001=0.757+0.000999...=0.757999...\)

Conversely, (E3) and (E4) can be used to convert any infinite decimal representation that has infinite nines into a finite decimal representation

  1. Prove that given \(x,y\in Q\), \(x<y\) if and only if there exist \(p,r\in Z\) and \(q\in N\) such that \(x=\frac{p}{q},y=\frac{r}{q}\) with \(p<r\)

    \(\Rightarrow\))Suppose that \(x<y\).

    As \(x,y\in Q\) there exist \(a,b\in Z\) and \(c,d\in N\) such that \(x=\frac{a}{c},y=\frac{b}{d}\), hence \(\frac{a}{c}<\frac{b}{d}\), then \(ad<bc\).

    Now let \(p=ad,r=bc\) and \(q=cd\) then \(x=\frac{p}{q},y=\frac{r}{q}\) with \(p<r\)

    \(\Leftarrow\))Suppose that there exist \(p,r\in \Z\) and \(q\in\N\) such that \(x=\frac{p}{q},y=\frac{r}{q}\) with \(p<r\)

    Hence \(pq<rq\) and thus \(x<y\)

Properties of inequality

Let \(a,b\in R\)

  1. If \(a<b\) and \(c<0\) then \(ac>bc\)

  2. If \(a<b\) and \(c<d\) then $a+c<b+d $

  3. If \(a<b\) then \(-a>-b\)

  4. If \(a<0\) and \(b<0\) then \(ab<0\)

  5. \(a<b\) if and only if \(b-a>0\)

Let \(x,y\in R\) and \(n\in N\). Prove that if \(x,y>0\), \(x<y\) if and only if \(x^n<y^n\)

\(y^n-x^n=(y-x)(y^{n-1}+y^{n-2}x+...+yx^{n-2}+x^{n-1})\)