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Question 20562: The Bounds of an Open Interval Are Not Its Maximum or Minimum

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  1. Original question and givens
  2. Definition and scope
  3. Step-by-step derivation
  4. Reverse checks
  5. Result
  6. This question review and source binding

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R0040-20562 · q-20261014-advance-20261107-r02-supremum-and-infimum-0087

Original question and givens

Use the entire nonempty bounded real open interval (11/12, 13/12), with left<right. The endpoints are exact rationals; this is not a finite sample of interval points. Give (left, right, supremum, infimum, supremum_attained, infimum_attained, boundary).

  • G001 — Use the entire nonempty bounded real open interval (11/12, 13/12), with left<right. The endpoints are exact rationals; this is not a finite sample of interval points. Give (left, right, supremum, infimum, supremum_attained, infimum_attained, boundary).

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

Step-by-step derivation

S001 · implies

Before

source operation=supinf-open-interval-nonattainment;original snapshot and mathematics retained

After

explicit ordered source output fields=[left, right, supremum, infimum, supremum_attained, infimum_attained, boundary]

Conditions: none

Keep the historical interface marker in the original snapshot while listing source fields here without JavaScript or external lookup.Labels are not mathematical evidence,and No retains its source claim scope.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: source_ordered_interface_explicit_without_javascript · Uses: G001

S002 · calculation

Before

supinf WHOLE open interval positive width := sub(13/12, 11/12)

After

supinf WHOLE open interval positive width = 1/6

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles and established intermediates exactly,retaining indices,set positions,orientation,signs and applicability conditions.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S001

S003 · calculation

Before

supinf interval midpoint numerator := sum(11/12, 13/12)

After

supinf interval midpoint numerator = 2

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles and established intermediates exactly,retaining indices,set positions,orientation,signs and applicability conditions.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S002

S004 · calculation

Before

supinf one midpoint nonemptiness witness := div(2, 2)

After

supinf one midpoint nonemptiness witness = 1

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles and established intermediates exactly,retaining indices,set positions,orientation,signs and applicability conditions.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S003

S005 · implies

Before

WHOLE original real open interval(11/12,13/12);positive width=1/6;one displayed midpoint=1

After

for EVERY real x in this WHOLE interval,11/12<x<13/12;right=13/12 is an upper bound,left=11/12 is a lower bound;midpoint only witnesses nonemptiness

Conditions: none

The interval contains every real satisfying its strict inequalities,not just the midpoint.Bounds follow from the defining inequalities for every interval point,not from extrema of a sample.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: supinf_infinite_interval_bounds_not_finite_sample_extrema · Uses: G001, S004

S006 · implies

Before

WHOLE interval left L=11/12,right R=13/12;consider ANY real proposed upper bound b<R or lower bound c>L

After

x=(max(L,b)+R)/2 lies in the interval and x>b,so b is NOT upper;y=(L+min(R,c))/2 lies in the interval and y<c,so c is NOT lower;therefore sup=R and inf=L

Conditions: none

For b<R,max(L,b)<R,so their midpoint is an interval point greater than b.The analogous midpoint using min(R,c) lies below c for any c>L.These arguments cover arbitrary real candidates,not only rational samples or a displayed sequence.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: supinf_open_interval_all_real_candidate_leastness_greatestness · Uses: G001, S005

S007 · implies

Before

original interval conditions L<x<R with L=11/12,R=13/12

After

NEITHER endpoint satisfies both strict inequalities;supremum attained=No,infimum attained=No;for any interior point a midpoint toward each endpoint gives a larger/smaller interior point

Conditions: none

Neither endpoint belongs to the open interval.From any interior point,midpoints toward the endpoints give larger/smaller interior points,so no maximum or minimum exists.Existence of sup/inf is different from attainment.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: supinf_bounds_not_members_no_maximum_or_minimum · Uses: G001, S006

Reverse checks

  • S007 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute supinf one midpoint nonemptiness witness with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute supinf interval midpoint numerator with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute supinf WHOLE open interval positive width with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

(11/12, 13/12, 13/12, 11/12, No, No, supremum_and_infimum_not_attained)

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.

This question review and source binding

Review date: 2026-10-26

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