Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem rankpwg

Description: The rank of the powerset is the successor of the rank. Closed form of rankpw . (Contributed by Scott Fenton, 16-Jul-2015)

Ref Expression
Assertion rankpwg ⊢ A ∈ V → rank ⁡ 𝒫 A = suc ⁡ rank ⁡ A

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 pweq ⊢ x = A → 𝒫 x = 𝒫 A
2 1 fveq2d ⊢ x = A → rank ⁡ 𝒫 x = rank ⁡ 𝒫 A
3 fveq2 ⊢ x = A → rank ⁡ x = rank ⁡ A
4 suceq ⊢ rank ⁡ x = rank ⁡ A → suc ⁡ rank ⁡ x = suc ⁡ rank ⁡ A
5 3 4 syl ⊢ x = A → suc ⁡ rank ⁡ x = suc ⁡ rank ⁡ A
6 2 5 eqeq12d ⊢ x = A → rank ⁡ 𝒫 x = suc ⁡ rank ⁡ x ↔ rank ⁡ 𝒫 A = suc ⁡ rank ⁡ A
7 vex ⊢ x ∈ V
8 7 rankpw ⊢ rank ⁡ 𝒫 x = suc ⁡ rank ⁡ x
9 6 8 vtoclg ⊢ A ∈ V → rank ⁡ 𝒫 A = suc ⁡ rank ⁡ A