Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem bcval4

Description: Value of the binomial coefficient, N choose K , outside of its standard domain. Remark in Gleason p. 295. (Contributed by NM, 14-Jul-2005) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 7-Nov-2013)

Ref Expression
Assertion bcval4 N0KK<0N<K(NK)=0

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 elfzle1 K0N0K
2 0re 0
3 elfzelz K0NK
4 3 zred K0NK
5 lenlt 0K0K¬K<0
6 2 4 5 sylancr K0N0K¬K<0
7 1 6 mpbid K0N¬K<0
8 7 adantl N0K0N¬K<0
9 elfzle2 K0NKN
10 9 adantl N0K0NKN
11 nn0re N0N
12 lenlt KNKN¬N<K
13 4 11 12 syl2anr N0K0NKN¬N<K
14 10 13 mpbid N0K0N¬N<K
15 ioran ¬K<0N<K¬K<0¬N<K
16 8 14 15 sylanbrc N0K0N¬K<0N<K
17 16 ex N0K0N¬K<0N<K
18 17 adantr N0KK0N¬K<0N<K
19 18 con2d N0KK<0N<K¬K0N
20 19 3impia N0KK<0N<K¬K0N
21 bcval3 N0K¬K0N(NK)=0
22 20 21 syld3an3 N0KK<0N<K(NK)=0