Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem crosspcle3d

Description: Closure of the third component of the cross product's coordinate formula. (Contributed by Jiamin Zhao, 11-Aug-2026)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses crosspcled.1
|- ( ph -> A e. ( RR ^m ( 1 ... 3 ) ) )
crosspcled.2
|- ( ph -> B e. ( RR ^m ( 1 ... 3 ) ) )
Assertion crosspcle3d
|- ( ph -> ( ( ( A ` 1 ) x. ( B ` 2 ) ) - ( ( A ` 2 ) x. ( B ` 1 ) ) ) e. RR )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 crosspcled.1
 |-  ( ph -> A e. ( RR ^m ( 1 ... 3 ) ) )
2 crosspcled.2
 |-  ( ph -> B e. ( RR ^m ( 1 ... 3 ) ) )
3 1 rr3fv1cld
 |-  ( ph -> ( A ` 1 ) e. RR )
4 2 rr3fv2cld
 |-  ( ph -> ( B ` 2 ) e. RR )
5 3 4 remulcld
 |-  ( ph -> ( ( A ` 1 ) x. ( B ` 2 ) ) e. RR )
6 1 rr3fv2cld
 |-  ( ph -> ( A ` 2 ) e. RR )
7 2 rr3fv1cld
 |-  ( ph -> ( B ` 1 ) e. RR )
8 6 7 remulcld
 |-  ( ph -> ( ( A ` 2 ) x. ( B ` 1 ) ) e. RR )
9 5 8 resubcld
 |-  ( ph -> ( ( ( A ` 1 ) x. ( B ` 2 ) ) - ( ( A ` 2 ) x. ( B ` 1 ) ) ) e. RR )