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Suppose S ⊂ R is nonempty and M is an upper bound for S. Show M...

Suppose S ⊂ R is nonempty and M is an upper bound for S. Show M = sup S if and
only if for every Ɛ > 0, there exists x ∈ S so that x > M − Ɛ.

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