Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem pell1234qrre

Description: General Pell solutions are (coded as) real numbers. (Contributed by Stefan O'Rear, 17-Sep-2014)

Ref Expression
Assertion pell1234qrre ⊢ D ∈ ℕ ∖ ◻ ℕ ∧ A ∈ Pell1234QR ⁡ D → A ∈ ℝ

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 elpell1234qr ⊢ D ∈ ℕ ∖ ◻ ℕ → A ∈ Pell1234QR ⁡ D ↔ A ∈ ℝ ∧ ∃ a ∈ ℤ ∃ b ∈ ℤ A = a + D ⁢ b ∧ a 2 − D ⁢ b 2 = 1
2 1 simprbda ⊢ D ∈ ℕ ∖ ◻ ℕ ∧ A ∈ Pell1234QR ⁡ D → A ∈ ℝ