The open mapping lemma says: if a bounded linear map between Banach spaces satisfies , then contains a (possibly smaller) ball. Given , repeatedly choose corrections whose residuals shrink geometrically; completeness makes converge and maps it to . Baire category applied to supplies the closure hypothesis for a surjective map. This proves the Open mapping theorem.
If and , then is Cauchy, so and ; the range is closed. Conversely a closed range is Banach, and has bounded inverse by the Open mapping theorem, giving the lower bound. This is the closed-range criterion for an injection.
Surjectivity and Open mapping theorem give . If , iteratively solve with and correct the error ; the errors shrink geometrically. Completeness yields an exact preimage under .