Can a Constant be Chosen to Satisfy an Inequality for All Real Numbers?

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In summary, the conversation is about proving or disproving the existence of a value $A$ such that for any $a>0$, there exists a $b>0$ such that for all $x$, if $|x-x_0|<b$, then $|\frac{1}{[x]}-A|<a$, where $[x]$ represents the floor value of $x$. The status of $x_0$ is unclear, but it is usually defined as a constant that can take various non-integer values.
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Prove or disprove the following:
There exists $A$ such that for all $a>0$ there exists $b>0$ such that for all $ x$:

$|x-\ x_0|<b$ i mplies. $|\frac{1}{[x]}-A|<a$ where [x] is the floor value of x

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solakis said:
Prove or disprove the following:
There exists $A$ such that for all $a>0$ there exists $b>0$ such that for all $ x$:

$|x-\ x_0|<b$ i mplies. $|\frac{1}{[x]}-A|<a$ where [x] is the floor value of x
How does $x_0$ come into this?
 
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put A= $\frac{1}{[x_0]}$ and $[x_0]$ is not 0
 
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You have not explained the status of $x_0$. Is it a fixed number given in advance, or are we supposed to prove that the result holds for all $x_0$?
 
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With $x_0$ we usualy define a constant that can take several different values but not integers for example 2.3, 4.1,12.9 e.t.c. e. t. c
 

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