Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem brcnvtrclfvcnv

Description: Two ways of expressing the transitive closure of the converse of the converse of a binary relation. (Contributed by RP, 10-May-2020)

Ref Expression
Assertion brcnvtrclfvcnv ( ( 𝑅 ∈ 𝑈 ∧ 𝐴 ∈ 𝑉 ∧ 𝐵 ∈ 𝑊 ) → ( 𝐴 ◡ ( t+ ‘ ◡ 𝑅 ) 𝐵 ↔ ∀ 𝑟 ( ( ◡ 𝑅 ⊆ 𝑟 ∧ ( 𝑟 ∘ 𝑟 ) ⊆ 𝑟 ) → 𝐵 𝑟 𝐴 ) ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 cnvexg ⊢ ( 𝑅 ∈ 𝑈 → ◡ 𝑅 ∈ V )
2 brcnvtrclfv ⊢ ( ( ◡ 𝑅 ∈ V ∧ 𝐴 ∈ 𝑉 ∧ 𝐵 ∈ 𝑊 ) → ( 𝐴 ◡ ( t+ ‘ ◡ 𝑅 ) 𝐵 ↔ ∀ 𝑟 ( ( ◡ 𝑅 ⊆ 𝑟 ∧ ( 𝑟 ∘ 𝑟 ) ⊆ 𝑟 ) → 𝐵 𝑟 𝐴 ) ) )
3 1 2 syl3an1 ⊢ ( ( 𝑅 ∈ 𝑈 ∧ 𝐴 ∈ 𝑉 ∧ 𝐵 ∈ 𝑊 ) → ( 𝐴 ◡ ( t+ ‘ ◡ 𝑅 ) 𝐵 ↔ ∀ 𝑟 ( ( ◡ 𝑅 ⊆ 𝑟 ∧ ( 𝑟 ∘ 𝑟 ) ⊆ 𝑟 ) → 𝐵 𝑟 𝐴 ) ) )