Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem ralrals

Description: If the universal part of a restricted "all some" statement holds, then the statement reduces to the existence of a member of A satisfying its antecedent. This is the restricted counterpart of ralals . (Contributed by Peter Mazsa and David A. Wheeler, 20-Jul-2026)

Ref Expression
Assertion ralrals ( ∀ 𝑥𝐴 ( 𝜑𝜓 ) → ( ∀∃ 𝑥𝐴 ( 𝜑𝜓 ) ↔ ∃ 𝑥𝐴 𝜑 ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 df-rals ( ∀∃ 𝑥𝐴 ( 𝜑𝜓 ) ↔ ( ∀ 𝑥𝐴 ( 𝜑𝜓 ) ∧ ∃ 𝑥𝐴 𝜑 ) )
2 ibar ( ∀ 𝑥𝐴 ( 𝜑𝜓 ) → ( ∃ 𝑥𝐴 𝜑 ↔ ( ∀ 𝑥𝐴 ( 𝜑𝜓 ) ∧ ∃ 𝑥𝐴 𝜑 ) ) )
3 2 bicomd ( ∀ 𝑥𝐴 ( 𝜑𝜓 ) → ( ( ∀ 𝑥𝐴 ( 𝜑𝜓 ) ∧ ∃ 𝑥𝐴 𝜑 ) ↔ ∃ 𝑥𝐴 𝜑 ) )
4 1 3 bitrid ( ∀ 𝑥𝐴 ( 𝜑𝜓 ) → ( ∀∃ 𝑥𝐴 ( 𝜑𝜓 ) ↔ ∃ 𝑥𝐴 𝜑 ) )