Proving two Dedekind cuts represent the same number.

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Let $(A'_1, A'_2)$ be a Dedekind cut of ${\mathbb{Q}}$ that represents the same real number as $(A_1, A_2)$. Let $C'_1 = A'_1 + B_1$ and $C'_2 = {\mathbb{Q}} \diagdown C'_1$.

Prove that $(C'_1, C'_2)$ represents the same real number as $(C_1, C_2)$.

By Dedekind cut, it means a pair $(A,B)$ such that:

(i) $A,B\neq\emptyset,$

(ii) $A\cap B=\emptyset,$

(iii) $A\cup B=\Bbb Q,$

(iv) $y\in A$ whenever $y\in\Bbb Q$ and there is some $x\in A$ with $y<x,$ and

(v) $A$ has no greatest element.