Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem inelr

Description: The imaginary unit _i is not a real number. (Contributed by NM, 6-May-1999)

Ref Expression
Assertion inelr ⊢ ¬ i ∈ ℝ

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 neg1lt0 ⊢ − 1 < 0
2 neg1rr ⊢ − 1 ∈ ℝ
3 0re ⊢ 0 ∈ ℝ
4 2 3 ltnsymi ⊢ − 1 < 0 → ¬ 0 < − 1
5 1 4 ax-mp ⊢ ¬ 0 < − 1
6 ixi ⊢ i ⁢ i = − 1
7 6 breq2i ⊢ 0 < i ⁢ i ↔ 0 < − 1
8 5 7 mtbir ⊢ ¬ 0 < i ⁢ i
9 ine0 ⊢ i ≠ 0
10 msqgt0 ⊢ i ∈ ℝ ∧ i ≠ 0 → 0 < i ⁢ i
11 9 10 mpan2 ⊢ i ∈ ℝ → 0 < i ⁢ i
12 8 11 mto ⊢ ¬ i ∈ ℝ