Theorem ltexp2d

Description: Ordering relationship for exponentiation. (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 28-May-2016)

	Ref	Expression
Hypotheses	resqcld.1	|- ( ph -> A e. RR )
	ltexp2d.2	|- ( ph -> M e. ZZ )
	ltexp2d.3	|- ( ph -> N e. ZZ )
	ltexp2d.4	|- ( ph -> 1 < A )
Assertion	ltexp2d	|- ( ph -> ( M < N <-> ( A ^ M ) < ( A ^ N ) ) )

Proof

Step	Hyp	Ref	Expression
1		resqcld.1	|- ( ph -> A e. RR )
2		ltexp2d.2	|- ( ph -> M e. ZZ )
3		ltexp2d.3	|- ( ph -> N e. ZZ )
4		ltexp2d.4	|- ( ph -> 1 < A )
5		ltexp2	|- ( ( ( A e. RR /\ M e. ZZ /\ N e. ZZ ) /\ 1 < A ) -> ( M < N <-> ( A ^ M ) < ( A ^ N ) ) )
6	1 2 3 4 5	syl31anc	|- ( ph -> ( M < N <-> ( A ^ M ) < ( A ^ N ) ) )