Description: A number is equal to the reciprocal of its reciprocal. (Contributed by SN, 2-Apr-2026)
| Ref | Expression | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypotheses | sn-rereccld.a | ⊢ ( 𝜑 → 𝐴 ∈ ℝ ) | |
| sn-rereccld.z | ⊢ ( 𝜑 → 𝐴 ≠ 0 ) | ||
| Assertion | rerecrecd | ⊢ ( 𝜑 → ( 1 /ℝ ( 1 /ℝ 𝐴 ) ) = 𝐴 ) |
| Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sn-rereccld.a | ⊢ ( 𝜑 → 𝐴 ∈ ℝ ) | |
| 2 | sn-rereccld.z | ⊢ ( 𝜑 → 𝐴 ≠ 0 ) | |
| 3 | 1 2 | rerecid2d | ⊢ ( 𝜑 → ( ( 1 /ℝ 𝐴 ) · 𝐴 ) = 1 ) |
| 4 | 1red | ⊢ ( 𝜑 → 1 ∈ ℝ ) | |
| 5 | 1 2 | sn-rereccld | ⊢ ( 𝜑 → ( 1 /ℝ 𝐴 ) ∈ ℝ ) |
| 6 | 1 2 | rerecne0d | ⊢ ( 𝜑 → ( 1 /ℝ 𝐴 ) ≠ 0 ) |
| 7 | 4 1 5 6 | redivmuld | ⊢ ( 𝜑 → ( ( 1 /ℝ ( 1 /ℝ 𝐴 ) ) = 𝐴 ↔ ( ( 1 /ℝ 𝐴 ) · 𝐴 ) = 1 ) ) |
| 8 | 3 7 | mpbird | ⊢ ( 𝜑 → ( 1 /ℝ ( 1 /ℝ 𝐴 ) ) = 𝐴 ) |