Metamath Proof Explorer
		
		
		
		Description:  A square is nonnegative.  (Contributed by NM, 14-May-1999)  (Proof
       shortened by Andrew Salmon, 19-Nov-2011)
		
			
				
					|  |  | Ref | Expression | 
					
						|  | Hypothesis | lt2.1 |  | 
				
					|  | Assertion | msqge0i |  | 
			
		
		
			
				Proof
				
					
						| Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression | 
						
							| 1 |  | lt2.1 |  | 
						
							| 2 |  | msqge0 |  | 
						
							| 3 | 1 2 | ax-mp |  |