Given nonempty subsets of , let . Fix , and for a nonempty let . Suppose there is with , and for every there is with . Then
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Given nonempty subsets of , let . Fix , and for a nonempty let . Suppose there is with , and for every there is with . Then
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Given nonempty subsets Y₁,…,Yₙ of ℝ², let Y*={Σⱼ₌₁ⁿyⱼ| y₁∈ Y₁,…,yₙ∈ Yₙ}. Fix p∈ℝ², and for a nonempty X⊆ℝ² let v(p,X)=sup {p· x| x∈ X}. Suppose there is y*∈ Y* with p· y*=v(p,Y*), and for every i there is yᵢ∈ Yᵢ with p· yᵢ=v(p,Yᵢ). Then (A) v(p,Y*)<Σⱼ₌₁ⁿ v(p,Yⱼ) or v(p,Y*)>Σⱼ₌₁ⁿ v(p,Yⱼ) (B) v(p,Y*)=Σⱼ₌₁ⁿ v(p,Yⱼ) (C) v(p,Y*)<Σⱼ₌₁ⁿ v(p,Yⱼ) (D) v(p,Y*)>Σⱼ₌₁ⁿ v(p,Yⱼ)
Also written as: Given nonempty subsets Y_1,...,Y_n of R^2, let Y*={ sum_(j=1)^ny_j| y_1 in Y_1,...,y_n in Y_n}. Fix p in R^2, and for a nonempty X subseteq R^2 let v(p,X)=sup {p* x| x in X}. Suppose there is y* in Y* with p* y*=v(p,Y*), and for every i there is y_i in Y_i with p* y_i=v(p,Y_i). Then
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