Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem negexsr

Description: Existence of negative signed real. Part of Proposition 9-4.3 of Gleason p. 126. (Contributed by NM, 2-May-1996) (New usage is discouraged.)

Ref Expression
Assertion negexsr ⊢ A ∈ 𝑹 → ∃ x ∈ 𝑹 A + 𝑹 x = 0 𝑹

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 m1r ⊢ -1 𝑹 ∈ 𝑹
2 mulclsr ⊢ A ∈ 𝑹 ∧ -1 𝑹 ∈ 𝑹 → A ⋅ 𝑹 -1 𝑹 ∈ 𝑹
3 1 2 mpan2 ⊢ A ∈ 𝑹 → A ⋅ 𝑹 -1 𝑹 ∈ 𝑹
4 pn0sr ⊢ A ∈ 𝑹 → A + 𝑹 A ⋅ 𝑹 -1 𝑹 = 0 𝑹
5 oveq2 ⊢ x = A ⋅ 𝑹 -1 𝑹 → A + 𝑹 x = A + 𝑹 A ⋅ 𝑹 -1 𝑹
6 5 eqeq1d ⊢ x = A ⋅ 𝑹 -1 𝑹 → A + 𝑹 x = 0 𝑹 ↔ A + 𝑹 A ⋅ 𝑹 -1 𝑹 = 0 𝑹
7 6 rspcev ⊢ A ⋅ 𝑹 -1 𝑹 ∈ 𝑹 ∧ A + 𝑹 A ⋅ 𝑹 -1 𝑹 = 0 𝑹 → ∃ x ∈ 𝑹 A + 𝑹 x = 0 𝑹
8 3 4 7 syl2anc ⊢ A ∈ 𝑹 → ∃ x ∈ 𝑹 A + 𝑹 x = 0 𝑹