Exercise 4.2.4

Consider the reasonable but erroneous claim that

lim ⁡ x → 10 1 ∕ [ [ x ] ] = 1 ∕ 10

(a)
Find the largest δ that represents a proper response to the challenge of 𝜖 = 1 ∕ 2
(b)
Find the largest δ that represents a proper response to 𝜖 = 1 ∕ 50 .
(c)
Find the largest 𝜖 challenge for which there is no suitable δ response possible.

Answers

(a)
δ = 13
(b)
δ = 1
(c)
No matter how small δ is, [ [ 10 − δ ∕ 2 ] ] = 9 can be obtained, meaning | 1 ∕ 9 − 1 ∕ 10 | = 1 ∕ 90

Is the largest 𝜖 with no suitable δ response.

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