Elementary Set Theory – Is There a Maximum Value Between Open (0,1) Set?

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This question came up in my interview for a job application(you won't believe it but it was a C# programmer job application).

Let's say we have a open set $(0,1)$.

Can we say that there is a maximum value between $(0,1)$ or it is considered as undefined?

I answered that there is and it is

$$
1 – \frac{1}{10^\infty}
$$

But they said there isn't any max value. I still think my answer is correct.

Edit:

In some answers, it is basically said that:

$$
\frac{1}{10^\infty} > \frac{1}{2\cdot10^\infty}
$$

Is this equation valid since there are infinite values in each side?
I thought
$$
2\cdot\infty = \infty
$$
and
$$
\frac{\infty}{2} = \infty
$$
So it doesn't matter how much you multiply or divide infinity, it is still infinity?

Sorry if the question is silly but I am a computer programmer, not mathematician.

Best Answer

Your answer doesn't make much sense. It's equal to $1$ if anything (see Is it true that $0.999999999\ldots = 1$?).

You have to look at the definition: $m$ is the maximum if $m\in(0,1)$ and $\forall x\in(0,1),\ x\le m$. Clearly, this fails for any element $m\in(0,1)$ because $m<(m+1)/2<1$.

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