Prove supS ≤ infT - Math Homework

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Homework Statement


Let S and T be non-empty subsets of R, and suppose that for all s [tex]\in[/tex] S and t [tex]\in[/tex] T, we have s [tex]\leq[/tex] t.

Prove that supS [tex]\leq[/tex] infT.

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The Attempt at a Solution



Since s [tex]\in[/tex] S [tex]\Rightarrow[/tex] s [tex]\in[/tex] T, supT is an upper bound for S.
Since supS is the least upper bound, supS [tex]\leq[/tex] supT.


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[tex]supS \leq supT[/tex] doesn't seem that useful as a start to be honest (supT and infT aren't very close to each other in general). To show that [tex]supS \leq infT[/tex], can you show that infT is an upper bound of S?