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James . Munkres
(Bolzano–Weierstrass theorem) Let be bounded and infinite. Show that there is a point that is infinitely close to, but different from, some member of . Suggestion: Let with one-to-one; look at for infinite .
As suggested, consider a one-to-one function (there exists one as is infinite). Then, according to Exercise 2(a), . In fact, , as the sentence is true in , and, hence, in . Moreover, is bounded, as for some , the sentence is true in , and, hence, in . Suppose is infinite, and let . Then, , i.e. , and, according to Exercise 3, , i.e. . Overall, we have , , and .