Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem elrel

Description: A member of a relation is an ordered pair. (Contributed by NM, 17-Sep-2006)

Ref Expression
Assertion elrel ⊢ Rel ⁡ R ∧ A ∈ R → ∃ x ∃ y A = x y

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 df-rel ⊢ Rel ⁡ R ↔ R ⊆ V × V
2 1 biimpi ⊢ Rel ⁡ R → R ⊆ V × V
3 2 sselda ⊢ Rel ⁡ R ∧ A ∈ R → A ∈ V × V
4 elvv ⊢ A ∈ V × V ↔ ∃ x ∃ y A = x y
5 3 4 sylib ⊢ Rel ⁡ R ∧ A ∈ R → ∃ x ∃ y A = x y