Description: A nonzero square is positive. Theorem I.20 of Apostol p. 20. (Contributed by NM, 17-Jan-1997) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 27-May-2016)
Ref | Expression | ||
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Hypothesis | lt2.1 | |
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Assertion | msqgt0i | |
Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression |
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1 | lt2.1 | |
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2 | msqgt0 | |
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3 | 1 2 | mpan | |