Unbounded Space Minus Bounded Space is Unbounded/Proof 2
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Theorem
Let $M$ be a metric space.
Let $A \subseteq M$ be unbounded in $M$.
Let $B \subseteq M$ be bounded in $M$.
Then $A \setminus B$ is unbounded in $M$.
Proof
Aiming for a contradiction, suppose $A \setminus B$ is bounded.
By Finite Union of Bounded Subsets:
- $\paren {A \setminus B} \cup B$
is bounded.
On the other hand, by Definition of Set Difference:
- $A \subseteq \paren {A \setminus B} \cup B$
Thus by Subset of Bounded Subset of Metric Space is Bounded, $A$ must be bounded, too.
This is a contradiction.
$\blacksquare$