Lemmas/ Theorems from Construction of Number Systems

Peano's Axioms

see definitions

Lemma 1.1

If n E N and n isn't 1, then there exists m E N s.t. o-(m) = n

Lemma 1.2 (Associativity)

If x, y, z E N, then x + (y + z) = (x + y) + z

Lemma 1.3 (Commutativity of addition)

For any x, y E N, x + y = y + x

Lemma 1.4 (Distributive law)

for all x, y, z E N, x(y + z) = xy + xz

Lemma 1.5

If x, y, z E N and x < y and y < z then x < z

Lemma 1.6

Let x, y, z E N; 1. If x </= y and y < z, then x < z; 2. If x < y and y </= z, then x < z; 3. If x </= y and y </= z, then x </= z

Lemma 1.7

For any m E N, m doesn't equal m + 1

Lemma 1.8

For any m, k E N, m doesn't equal m + k

Lemma 1.9 (Well ordering of N)

If n, m E N, then exactly one of the following is true. Either n < m, n = m, m < n

Lemma 1.10

Let S ( N. If S has a least element then it is unique; " the least element", not "a least element

Theorem 1.1

If S ( N and S is not empty, then S has a least element

Lemma 1.11

Given an equivalence relation on a set S, for any a, b E S, either [a] ^ [b] = 0 or [a] = [b]

Lemma 1.12

Let ~ be an equivalence relation on a set A. Then there exists a function f: A -> P(A), the power set of A so that ~ is the equivalence relation associated to f

Lemma 2.1

The addition defined for integers is well-defined

Lemma 2.2

Let A = [(a,b)]. Then A is positive iff b < a

Lemma 2.3

A is positive iff A = f(k) for some natural number k

Lemma 2.4

A E Z is positive iff -A is negative

Lemma 2.5

If a, b, c E N with a < b, then ac< bc

Lemma 2.6

Let a, b E N and 1 < a. Then there exists a natural number N s.t. for all n >/= N, b < a ^n

Lemma 2.7

For any a E Z, we have -IaI </= a </= IaI. conversely, if c >/= 0 is an integer and -c</= a </= c, then IaI < c

Lemma 2.8 (Triangle Inequality)

If a, b E Z, then Ia+bI </= IaI + IbI

Lemma 3.1

If A is any rational number, then A = [(a, b)] for some a, b E Z with b positive

Lemma 4.1

Let {xn} be a CS. Then there exists a rational number M E Q s.t. IxnI < M for all n; (the sequence is bounded)

Lemma 4.2

If {xn} and {yn} are CS, then so are {xn + yn} and {xnyn}

Lemma 4.3

Addition of real numbers as defined is well defined

Lemma 4.4

If A < B are two real numbers, there is a rational number q s.t. A < q < B.; a rational number q as an element of R is just teh equivalence class of the Cauchy sequence with all terms equal to q

Theorem 4.1

Let S ( R be a non-empty subset and assume that it has a lower bound M. Then there exists a real number & (called the infimum of S) such that for any s E S, s >/= & and if x E R is s. t. s >/= x for all s E S, then & >/= x

Theorem 4.2

Let S ( R be a nonempty subset and assume it has an upper bound. Then there exists a real number { (called the supremum of S) such that for any s E S, s </= { and if x E R is such that s </= x for all s E S, then { </= x

Lemma 4.5

Let S be a non-empty set bounded below and let & be its infimum. Then { is a lower bound for S. Further, given any positive number e, there exists an s ES such that & </= s < & + e. Similarly if S is a non-empty set bounded above, then its supremum { is an upper bound for S. Further given any positive number e, there exists an s E S s. t. { - e < s </= {

Lemma 4,6

The two definitions given for a Cauchy sequence of real numbers are equivalent

Theorem 4.3

Let {xn} be a Cauchy sequence of real numbers. Then there exists a unique real number x s. t. given any e > 0, real number, there exiss an N E N s.t. for all n >/= N Ixn - xI < e

Theorem 4.4

Let S be an infinite bounded set. That is, S is infinite and there exists an M > 0 s. t. for all s E S IsI </= M. then there exists an x E R s.t. for any e > 0, there are infinitely many elements s E S s.t. Ix - sI < e

Lemma 5.1

If f, g are continuous functions on R, so is f + g and fg, where (f + g)(x) = f(x) + g(x) and (fg)(x) = f(x)g(x) for all real numbers x

Lemma 5.1

If f is continuous at x and {xn} is any CS with lim xn = x, then lim f (xn) = f(x)

Theorem 5.1

Let f be a function (from R or an open interval to R). Then f is continuous at a point x iff, given any e > 0, there exists a % > 0 s.t. for any t s.t. I t-x I < %, we have If(t) -f(x)I < e

Theorem 5.2 (Intermediate Value Theorem)

Let f be a continuous function (on R or in the closed interval [a,b]) where a < b. Then given any real number u between f(a) and f(b, there exists a real number a </= c </= b s.t. f(c) = u