# Prove that $\mathrm{diam} (\overline{E})=\mathrm{diam}(E)$

Prove that $\mathrm{diam} (\overline{E})= \mathrm{diam} (E)$, where $E\subset (X,d)$, a metric space, and $\mathrm{diam}$ is the diameter of a set which is defined to be $\mathrm{diam}(E)$= $\sup \{d(p,q):\;p,q\in E\}$.

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Obviously $\mathrm{Diam}\overline E \geq \mathrm{Diam}E$

Let $\epsilon >0$, now from definiton of the $\mathrm{Diam}\overline E= \sup\{\mathrm{d}(x,y) | x,y \in \overline E\}$

there are $x_0, y_0 \in \overline{E}$ such that $$\fbox{1}\, \,\mathrm{Diam}\overline E \leq \mathrm{d}(x_0,y_0)+ \frac{ \epsilon}{3}$$

Now we can find $$x_1, y_1 \in E, \mathrm{d}(x_0,x_1) \leq \frac{\epsilon}{3},\, \,\mathrm{d}(y_0,y_1) \leq \frac{\epsilon}{3}$$ So from triangle inequality we get $$\fbox{2}\, \,\mathrm{d}(x_0, y_0) \leq \mathrm{d}(x_0, x_1)+\mathrm{d}(x_1,y_1)+\mathrm{d}(y_1, y_0)\leq \frac{\epsilon}{3}+\mathrm{Diam}(E)+\frac{\epsilon}{3}$$ Now combining $\fbox{1}$ and $\fbox{2}$ we get $$\mathrm{Diam}\overline E \leq \mathrm{Diam}(E) +\epsilon.$$ Since $\epsilon$ was arbitary conclude $$\mathrm{Diam}\overline E \leq \mathrm{Diam}(E)$$

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