let X, Y be ext-real-membered set ; sup (X \/ Y) = max (sup X),(sup Y)
set a = sup (X \/ Y);
A1:
sup Y is UpperBound of Y
by Def3;
sup X is UpperBound of X
by Def3;
then
max (sup X),(sup Y) is UpperBound of X \/ Y
by A1, Th65;
then A2:
sup (X \/ Y) <= max (sup X),(sup Y)
by Def3;
A3:
sup Y <= sup (X \/ Y)
by Th59, XBOOLE_1:7;
sup X <= sup (X \/ Y)
by Th59, XBOOLE_1:7;
then
max (sup X),(sup Y) <= sup (X \/ Y)
by A3, XXREAL_0:28;
hence
sup (X \/ Y) = max (sup X),(sup Y)
by A2, XXREAL_0:1; verum