Supremum and infimum of rationals between √2 and √3

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Hi everybody,
Please help me to find supremum & infimum of the set of rational numbers between √2 to √3

(ie) sup & inf of {x/ √2 < x < √3 , where x is rational number}
 
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Hi rohitshen! :smile:

If you tell us what you've tried then we'll know where to help! Did you have any guess for what the sup and inf could be?
 
rohithsen said:
Hi everybody,
Please help me to find supremum & infimum of the set of rational numbers between √2 to √3

(ie) sup & inf of {x/ √2 < x < √3 , where x is rational number}
There is an approach to defining real numbers (Dedekind cut) where √2 and √3 would be defined as the inf and sup respectively.