Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem ltmulsd

Description: An ordering relationship for surreal multiplication. Compare theorem 8(iii) of Conway p. 19. (Contributed by Scott Fenton, 6-Mar-2025)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses ltmulsd.1 ( 𝜑𝐴 No )
ltmulsd.2 ( 𝜑𝐵 No )
ltmulsd.3 ( 𝜑𝐶 No )
ltmulsd.4 ( 𝜑𝐷 No )
ltmulsd.5 ( 𝜑𝐴 <s 𝐵 )
ltmulsd.6 ( 𝜑𝐶 <s 𝐷 )
Assertion ltmulsd ( 𝜑 → ( ( 𝐴 ·s 𝐷 ) -s ( 𝐴 ·s 𝐶 ) ) <s ( ( 𝐵 ·s 𝐷 ) -s ( 𝐵 ·s 𝐶 ) ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 ltmulsd.1 ( 𝜑𝐴 No )
2 ltmulsd.2 ( 𝜑𝐵 No )
3 ltmulsd.3 ( 𝜑𝐶 No )
4 ltmulsd.4 ( 𝜑𝐷 No )
5 ltmulsd.5 ( 𝜑𝐴 <s 𝐵 )
6 ltmulsd.6 ( 𝜑𝐶 <s 𝐷 )
7 ltmuls ( ( ( 𝐴 No 𝐵 No ) ∧ ( 𝐶 No 𝐷 No ) ) → ( ( 𝐴 <s 𝐵𝐶 <s 𝐷 ) → ( ( 𝐴 ·s 𝐷 ) -s ( 𝐴 ·s 𝐶 ) ) <s ( ( 𝐵 ·s 𝐷 ) -s ( 𝐵 ·s 𝐶 ) ) ) )
8 1 2 3 4 7 syl22anc ( 𝜑 → ( ( 𝐴 <s 𝐵𝐶 <s 𝐷 ) → ( ( 𝐴 ·s 𝐷 ) -s ( 𝐴 ·s 𝐶 ) ) <s ( ( 𝐵 ·s 𝐷 ) -s ( 𝐵 ·s 𝐶 ) ) ) )
9 5 6 8 mp2and ( 𝜑 → ( ( 𝐴 ·s 𝐷 ) -s ( 𝐴 ·s 𝐶 ) ) <s ( ( 𝐵 ·s 𝐷 ) -s ( 𝐵 ·s 𝐶 ) ) )