Description: The reciprocal of both sides of 'less than'. (Contributed by NM, 15-Sep-1999)
| Ref | Expression | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypotheses | ltplus1.1 | |- A e. RR |
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| prodgt0.2 | |- B e. RR |
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| Assertion | ltreci | |- ( ( 0 < A /\ 0 < B ) -> ( A < B <-> ( 1 / B ) < ( 1 / A ) ) ) |
| Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ltplus1.1 | |- A e. RR |
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| 2 | prodgt0.2 | |- B e. RR |
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| 3 | ltrec | |- ( ( ( A e. RR /\ 0 < A ) /\ ( B e. RR /\ 0 < B ) ) -> ( A < B <-> ( 1 / B ) < ( 1 / A ) ) ) |
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| 4 | 2 3 | mpanr1 | |- ( ( ( A e. RR /\ 0 < A ) /\ 0 < B ) -> ( A < B <-> ( 1 / B ) < ( 1 / A ) ) ) |
| 5 | 1 4 | mpanl1 | |- ( ( 0 < A /\ 0 < B ) -> ( A < B <-> ( 1 / B ) < ( 1 / A ) ) ) |