Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem ltadd1i

Description: Addition to both sides of 'less than'. Theorem I.18 of Apostol p. 20. (Contributed by NM, 21-Jan-1997)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses lt2.1 ⊢ A ∈ ℝ
lt2.2 ⊢ B ∈ ℝ
lt2.3 ⊢ C ∈ ℝ
Assertion ltadd1i ⊢ A < B ↔ A + C < B + C

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 lt2.1 ⊢ A ∈ ℝ
2 lt2.2 ⊢ B ∈ ℝ
3 lt2.3 ⊢ C ∈ ℝ
4 ltadd1 ⊢ A ∈ ℝ ∧ B ∈ ℝ ∧ C ∈ ℝ → A < B ↔ A + C < B + C
5 1 2 3 4 mp3an ⊢ A < B ↔ A + C < B + C