TITLE: Is the set of all bounded sequences complete?
QUESTION [5 upvotes]: Let $X$ be the set of all bounded sequences $x=(x_n)$ of real numbers and let $$d(x,y)=\sup{|x_n-y_n|}.$$ I need to show that $X$ is a complete metric space.
I need to show that all Cauchy sequences are convergent.
I appreciate your help.

REPLY [2 votes]: It can be shown that $d$ is a metric on $X$. The metric space $(X,d)$ is generally denoted by $l^{\infty}$. We will show that every Cauchy sequence in $l^{\infty}$ converges. Let $(x_m)$ be any Cauchy sequence in $l^{\infty}$. For each $m\ge 1$, write
$$x_m=(c_1^{(m)},c_2^{(m)},\cdots)\in l^{\infty}.$$
Its not hard to show that for each $j\in \mathbb{Z}^+$, the sequence $(c_j^{(m)})$ is a Cauchy sequence in $\mathbb{R}$and hence it converges (because $\mathbb{R}$ is complete) to $c_j\in \mathbb{R}$. Take $x=(c_j)$. With this, just show that $x$ is bounded, so that $x\in l^{\infty}$. Lastly, show that $x_m\to x$ as $m\to +\infty$.