Bolzano-Weierstrass Theorem/Proof 1
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Theorem
Every bounded sequence of real numbers has a convergent subsequence.
Proof
Let $\sequence {x_n}$ be a bounded sequence in $\R$.
By the Peak Point Lemma, $\sequence {x_n}$ has a monotone subsequence $\sequence {x_{n_r} }$.
Since $\sequence {x_n}$ is bounded, so is $\sequence {x_{n_r} }$.
Hence, by the Monotone Convergence Theorem (Real Analysis), the result follows.
$\blacksquare$
Also see
Source of Name
This entry was named for Bernhard Bolzano and Karl Weierstrass.
Sources
- 1977: K.G. Binmore: Mathematical Analysis: A Straightforward Approach ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 5$: Subsequences: Bolzano-Weierstrass Theorem: $\S 5.10$
- 2017: Amol Sasane: A Friendly Approach to Functional Analysis ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 1.4$: Normed and Banach spaces. Sequences in a normed space; Banach spaces