{"id":3713,"date":"2013-11-09T19:17:50","date_gmt":"2013-11-09T13:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/?p=3713"},"modified":"2017-10-06T01:58:01","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T20:28:01","slug":"missing-steps-in-theorem-1-21-of-rudins-principles-of-mathematical-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/2013\/personal\/missing-steps-in-theorem-1-21-of-rudins-principles-of-mathematical-analysis.html\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing Steps in Theorem 1.21 of Rudin&#8217;s &#8220;Principles of Mathematical Analysis&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since Rudin frequently skips steps either for compactness, or to make the student work out the answers themselves, I thought I&#8217;d post my workings online so that I don&#8217;t forget them later on. I like to have everything spelled out for me, so I&#8217;ll be as detailed as possible. Here are the workings for Theorem 1.21 where I feel Rudin achieves results without telling us how he got there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>$latex \\text{If}\\;t=\\frac{x}{(1+x)}\\;\\text{then}\\;0\\le{t}&lt;1$<\/p>\n<p><strong>Proof:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>$latex \\text{Since}\\;0&lt;1\\;,\\text{we have}\\;x&lt;x+1\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\text{and}\\;0&lt;x&lt;x+1,\\;\\text{since}\\;x&gt;0\\;\\text{by definition}$<\/p>\n<p>By Proposition 1.18(e), we have<\/p>\n<p>$latex 0&lt;\\frac{1}{x+1}&lt;\\frac{1}{x}\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\text{Since} \\;\\frac{1}{x+1}&gt;0\\;\\text{and}\\;x&gt;0,\\;\\text{By Definition 1.17(ii), we have}\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>x.\\frac{1}{x+1}=\\frac{x}{1+x}=t&gt;0$<\/p>\n<p>So the first part of the inequality is satisfied.<\/p>\n<p>$latex \\text{Again, since}\\;x+1&gt;x,\\;\\text{and}\\;\\frac{1}{x+1}&gt;0\\;\\text{we have}\\;\\frac{1}{x+1}.(x+1)&gt;\\frac{1}{x+1}.x\\;\\text{by proposition 1.18(b)}\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\text{Therefore}\\;\\frac{x}{x+1}&lt;1\\;\\text{Which is the second half of the inequality. So we have}\\linebreak0&lt;t&lt;1$<\/p>\n<p><strong>Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>$latex t^n\\le t&lt;x$<\/p>\n<p><strong>Proof:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From the above result:<\/p>\n<p>[latex] 0&lt;t&lt;1\\;\\therefore\\;t.t&lt;t.1\\implies t^2&lt;t.\\;\\text{Also}\\;t.0&lt;t.t\\implies t^2&gt;0[\/latex] (Again from Proposition 1.18(b))<\/p>\n<p>And so,<\/p>\n<p>[latex]0&lt;t^2&lt;t&lt;1[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, we can obtain:<\/p>\n<p>[latex]0&lt;t^n\\le t&lt;1\\;\\text{Since n can be equal to 1}[\/latex] So we have the first half of the inequality.<\/p>\n<p>Now from Proposition 1.18(d), we have\u00a0[latex]x^2&gt;0\\;\\text{Since}\\;x&gt;0\\implies x\\neq0[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>From Definition 1.17(i),<\/p>\n<p>$latex x+x^2&gt;x+0\\\\\\\\\\implies x(1+x)&gt;x<\/p>\n<p>\\\\\\\\\\text{Since}\\;\\frac{1}{x+1}&gt;0,\\;\\frac{1}{x+1}.x(1+x)&gt;\\frac{x}{1+x}&amp;s=1\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\implies x&gt;\\frac{x}{1+x}\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\implies x&gt;t$<\/p>\n<p>Which is the second part of the inequality. So we obtain:<\/p>\n<p>$latex t^n\\le t&lt;x$<\/p>\n<p>Later, Rudin introduces this identity:<\/p>\n<p>$latex b^n-a^n=(b-a)(b^{n-1}+b^{n-2}a+&#8230;.+a^{n-1})\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\text{when }0&lt;a&lt;b$<\/p>\n<p>This is not proved directly, but we can prove it from right to left by expanding the right hand term like so:<\/p>\n<p>[latex](b-a)(b^{n-1}+b^{n-2}a+&#8230;.+a^{n-1}) = b(b^{n-1}+b^{n-2}a+&#8230;.+a^{n-1})-a(b^{n-1}+b^{n-2}a+&#8230;.+a^{n-1})=(b^{n}+b^{n-1}a+&#8230;.+ba^{n-1}) &#8211; (b^{n-1}a+b^{n-2}a^2+&#8230;.+a^{n})=b^n-a^n[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.physicsforums.com\/showpost.php?p=4566433&amp;postcount=4\">Thank you to Axiomer<\/a> from the physicsforums.com for supplying me with this). Don&#8217;t ask me how someone first came up with this formula!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[latex]b^n-a^n&lt;(b-a)nb^{n-1}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Proof:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>$latex \\text{Since }0&lt;a&lt;b,\\;0&lt;a^n&lt;b^n\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\implies (b^{n-1}.a^n).b&gt;(b^{n-1}.a^n).a\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\implies b^n.a^n&gt;b^{n-1}.a^{n+1}\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\text{So every successive term of }(b^{n-1}+b^{n-2}a+&#8230;.+a^{n-1})\\text{ is lesser than }b^{n-1}\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\text{since each term reduces the power of &#8220;b&#8221;by 1 and increases the power of &#8220;a&#8221; by 1.}\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\implies nb^{n-1}&gt;(b^{n-1}+b^{n-2}a+&#8230;.+a^{n-1})\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\text{Since }b&gt;a,\\;(b-a)nb^{n-1}&gt;(b-a)(b^{n-1}+b^{n-2}a+&#8230;.+a^{n-1})\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\implies b^n-a^n&lt;(b-a)nb^{n-1}$<\/p>\n<p><strong>Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>$latex 0&lt;k&lt;y$<\/p>\n<p>Rudin defines\u00a0<em>k<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>$latex k=\\dfrac{y^n-x}{ny^{n-1}},$<\/p>\n<p>But never explains why\u00a0$latex 0&lt;k&lt;y$. Here is the reason.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Proof:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>$latex \\text{Since } 1\\le n,\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>1-n\\le 0\\text{. Also, }x&gt;0\\text{ and }y&gt;0\\therefore y^n&gt;0\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\implies \\dfrac{x}{y^n}&gt;0\\ge 1-n\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\implies \\dfrac{x}{y^n}&gt;1-n\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\implies x&gt;y^n(1-n)<\/p>\n<p>\\implies -x&lt;y^n(n-1)\\text{ By proposition 1.18(c) with x=-1}\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\implies -x&lt;ny^n-y^n\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\implies y^n-x&lt;ny^n\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\implies \\dfrac{y^n-x}{ny^n}&lt;1\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\implies \\dfrac{y^n-x}{ny^{n-1}.y}&lt;1\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\implies \\dfrac{y^n-x}{ny^{n-1}}&lt;y\\text{ (}y&gt;1\\implies \\dfrac{1}{y}&gt;1\\text{ by proposition 1.18(d)}\\text{)}\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\implies k&lt;y\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\text{Also, } 0&lt;x&lt;y^n\\text { (by assumption) and so }y^n-x&gt;0\\text{ and }ny^{n-1}&gt;0\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\implies \\dfrac{y^n-x}{ny^{n-1}}&gt;0\\implies k&gt;0\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\text{And so }0&lt;k&lt;y$<\/p>\n<p><strong>Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>$latex y^n-t^n\\le y^n-(y-k)^n&lt;kny^{n-1}=y^n-x\\text{ if }t\\ge y-k$<\/p>\n<p><strong>Proof:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First we&#8217;ll show that<\/p>\n<p>$latex \\text{If }a&gt;b,\\text{ then }a^n&gt;b^n\\text{ when } 0&lt;b&lt;a$<\/p>\n<p>$latex a.a&gt;b.a\\text{ from proposition 1.18(b)}\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\text{and }b.a&gt;b.b\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\implies a^2&gt;ba&gt;b^2\\text{. Similarly, }a^n&gt;b^n$<\/p>\n<p>$latex \\text{So if }t\\ge y-k,\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>t^n\\ge (y-k)^n\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\implies -t^n\\le -(y-k)^n\\text{ Again by proposition 1.18(c) with x=-1}\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\implies y^n-t^n\\le y^n-(y-k)^n\\text{ And so the first part of the inequality is proved}\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\text{ Next, we&#8217;ve already seen that }b^n-a^n&lt;(b-a)nb^{n-1}\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>\\text{Putting }b=y\\text{ and }a=y-k\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>y^n-(y-k)^n&lt;kny^{n-1}=y^n-x\\text{ from the definition of k. And so}\\\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>y^n-t^n\\le y^n-(y-k)^n&lt;kny^{n-1}=y^n-x$<\/p>\n<p>To me, these are the main missing steps in Theorem 1.21. If I&#8217;ve left anything out, let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rudin skips over many essential steps when presenting his proofs. 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