Metamath Proof Explorer
		
		
		
		Description:  The product of two positive surreals is positive.  Theorem 9 of Conway
       p. 20.  (Contributed by Scott Fenton, 6-Mar-2025)
		
			
				
					|  |  | Ref | Expression | 
					
						|  | Hypotheses | mulsgt0d.1 | ⊢ ( 𝜑  →  𝐴  ∈   No  ) | 
					
						|  |  | mulsgt0d.2 | ⊢ ( 𝜑  →  𝐵  ∈   No  ) | 
					
						|  |  | mulsgt0d.3 | ⊢ ( 𝜑  →   0s   <s  𝐴 ) | 
					
						|  |  | mulsgt0d.4 | ⊢ ( 𝜑  →   0s   <s  𝐵 ) | 
				
					|  | Assertion | mulsgt0d | ⊢  ( 𝜑  →   0s   <s  ( 𝐴  ·s  𝐵 ) ) | 
			
		
		
			
				Proof
				
					
						| Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression | 
						
							| 1 |  | mulsgt0d.1 | ⊢ ( 𝜑  →  𝐴  ∈   No  ) | 
						
							| 2 |  | mulsgt0d.2 | ⊢ ( 𝜑  →  𝐵  ∈   No  ) | 
						
							| 3 |  | mulsgt0d.3 | ⊢ ( 𝜑  →   0s   <s  𝐴 ) | 
						
							| 4 |  | mulsgt0d.4 | ⊢ ( 𝜑  →   0s   <s  𝐵 ) | 
						
							| 5 |  | mulsgt0 | ⊢ ( ( ( 𝐴  ∈   No   ∧   0s   <s  𝐴 )  ∧  ( 𝐵  ∈   No   ∧   0s   <s  𝐵 ) )  →   0s   <s  ( 𝐴  ·s  𝐵 ) ) | 
						
							| 6 | 1 3 2 4 5 | syl22anc | ⊢ ( 𝜑  →   0s   <s  ( 𝐴  ·s  𝐵 ) ) |