Understanding Bounded Intervals to Suprema and Infima

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The discussion focuses on the mathematical concept that if sets I and J are bounded, then their intersection I ∩ J is also bounded. The participants clarify that using the definitions of suprema and infima can complicate the proof. They establish that if C is an upper bound for I and D is an upper bound for J, then max{C, D} serves as an upper bound for I ∩ J, with a similar conclusion for lower bounds.

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"If I and J are bounded, then I[tex]\cap[/tex]J is also bounded."

Now, I was able to do this using the definition of suprema and infima and so fourth, but it is one godawful mess. I could sumbit it as is, but I was wondering if there's an easier way.
 
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Why would you involve suprema and infima?

Let C be an upper bound of I, and D an upper bound of J. Then max{C, D} is an upper bound of [tex]I \cap J[/tex]. Similarly for the lower bound.
 

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