Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem sswf

Description: A subset of a well-founded set is well-founded. (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 17-Nov-2014)

Ref Expression
Assertion sswf ⊢ A ∈ ⋃ R1 On ∧ B ⊆ A → B ∈ ⋃ R1 On

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 rankidb ⊢ A ∈ ⋃ R1 On → A ∈ R1 ⁡ suc ⁡ rank ⁡ A
2 r1sscl ⊢ A ∈ R1 ⁡ suc ⁡ rank ⁡ A ∧ B ⊆ A → B ∈ R1 ⁡ suc ⁡ rank ⁡ A
3 1 2 sylan ⊢ A ∈ ⋃ R1 On ∧ B ⊆ A → B ∈ R1 ⁡ suc ⁡ rank ⁡ A
4 r1elwf ⊢ B ∈ R1 ⁡ suc ⁡ rank ⁡ A → B ∈ ⋃ R1 On
5 3 4 syl ⊢ A ∈ ⋃ R1 On ∧ B ⊆ A → B ∈ ⋃ R1 On