Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem rpaddcl

Description: Closure law for addition of positive reals. Part of Axiom 7 of Apostol p. 20. (Contributed by NM, 27-Oct-2007)

Ref Expression
Assertion rpaddcl ⊢ A ∈ ℝ + ∧ B ∈ ℝ + → A + B ∈ ℝ +

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 rpre ⊢ A ∈ ℝ + → A ∈ ℝ
2 rpre ⊢ B ∈ ℝ + → B ∈ ℝ
3 readdcl ⊢ A ∈ ℝ ∧ B ∈ ℝ → A + B ∈ ℝ
4 1 2 3 syl2an ⊢ A ∈ ℝ + ∧ B ∈ ℝ + → A + B ∈ ℝ
5 elrp ⊢ A ∈ ℝ + ↔ A ∈ ℝ ∧ 0 < A
6 elrp ⊢ B ∈ ℝ + ↔ B ∈ ℝ ∧ 0 < B
7 addgt0 ⊢ A ∈ ℝ ∧ B ∈ ℝ ∧ 0 < A ∧ 0 < B → 0 < A + B
8 7 an4s ⊢ A ∈ ℝ ∧ 0 < A ∧ B ∈ ℝ ∧ 0 < B → 0 < A + B
9 5 6 8 syl2anb ⊢ A ∈ ℝ + ∧ B ∈ ℝ + → 0 < A + B
10 elrp ⊢ A + B ∈ ℝ + ↔ A + B ∈ ℝ ∧ 0 < A + B
11 4 9 10 sylanbrc ⊢ A ∈ ℝ + ∧ B ∈ ℝ + → A + B ∈ ℝ +