Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem sqrtnpoly

Description: Square root function is not polynomial with complex coefficients either. Otherwise, its composition with a square monomial - the identity - would have to be of even degree. (Contributed by Ender Ting, 22-Jul-2026)

Ref Expression
Assertion sqrtnpoly ¬ √ ∈ ( Poly ‘ ℂ )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 n2dvds1 ¬ 2 ∥ 1
2 dgrcl ( √ ∈ ( Poly ‘ ℂ ) → ( deg ‘ √ ) ∈ ℕ0 )
3 2 nn0zd ( √ ∈ ( Poly ‘ ℂ ) → ( deg ‘ √ ) ∈ ℤ )
4 2z 2 ∈ ℤ
5 dvdsmul1 ( ( 2 ∈ ℤ ∧ ( deg ‘ √ ) ∈ ℤ ) → 2 ∥ ( 2 · ( deg ‘ √ ) ) )
6 4 5 mpan ( ( deg ‘ √ ) ∈ ℤ → 2 ∥ ( 2 · ( deg ‘ √ ) ) )
7 3 6 syl ( √ ∈ ( Poly ‘ ℂ ) → 2 ∥ ( 2 · ( deg ‘ √ ) ) )
8 df-idp Xp = ( I ↾ ℂ )
9 idfn I Fn V
10 ovex ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ∈ V
11 10 rgenw 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ∈ V
12 nfcv 𝑥
13 12 mptfnf ( ∀ 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ∈ V ↔ ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) Fn ℂ )
14 11 13 mpbi ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) Fn ℂ
15 sqrtf √ : ℂ ⟶ ℂ
16 fnfco ( ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) Fn ℂ ∧ √ : ℂ ⟶ ℂ ) → ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ∘ √ ) Fn ℂ )
17 14 15 16 mp2an ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ∘ √ ) Fn ℂ
18 9 17 pm3.2i ( I Fn V ∧ ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ∘ √ ) Fn ℂ )
19 ssv ℂ ⊆ V
20 fvreseq1 ( ( ( I Fn V ∧ ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ∘ √ ) Fn ℂ ) ∧ ℂ ⊆ V ) → ( ( I ↾ ℂ ) = ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ∘ √ ) ↔ ∀ 𝑦 ∈ ℂ ( I ‘ 𝑦 ) = ( ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ∘ √ ) ‘ 𝑦 ) ) )
21 18 19 20 mp2an ( ( I ↾ ℂ ) = ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ∘ √ ) ↔ ∀ 𝑦 ∈ ℂ ( I ‘ 𝑦 ) = ( ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ∘ √ ) ‘ 𝑦 ) )
22 sqrtcl ( 𝑦 ∈ ℂ → ( √ ‘ 𝑦 ) ∈ ℂ )
23 oveq1 ( 𝑥 = ( √ ‘ 𝑦 ) → ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) = ( ( √ ‘ 𝑦 ) ↑ 2 ) )
24 eqid ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) = ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) )
25 ovex ( ( √ ‘ 𝑦 ) ↑ 2 ) ∈ V
26 23 24 25 fvmpt ( ( √ ‘ 𝑦 ) ∈ ℂ → ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ‘ ( √ ‘ 𝑦 ) ) = ( ( √ ‘ 𝑦 ) ↑ 2 ) )
27 22 26 syl ( 𝑦 ∈ ℂ → ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ‘ ( √ ‘ 𝑦 ) ) = ( ( √ ‘ 𝑦 ) ↑ 2 ) )
28 sqrtth ( 𝑦 ∈ ℂ → ( ( √ ‘ 𝑦 ) ↑ 2 ) = 𝑦 )
29 27 28 eqtr2d ( 𝑦 ∈ ℂ → 𝑦 = ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ‘ ( √ ‘ 𝑦 ) ) )
30 fvi ( 𝑦 ∈ ℂ → ( I ‘ 𝑦 ) = 𝑦 )
31 fvco3 ( ( √ : ℂ ⟶ ℂ ∧ 𝑦 ∈ ℂ ) → ( ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ∘ √ ) ‘ 𝑦 ) = ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ‘ ( √ ‘ 𝑦 ) ) )
32 15 31 mpan ( 𝑦 ∈ ℂ → ( ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ∘ √ ) ‘ 𝑦 ) = ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ‘ ( √ ‘ 𝑦 ) ) )
33 29 30 32 3eqtr4d ( 𝑦 ∈ ℂ → ( I ‘ 𝑦 ) = ( ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ∘ √ ) ‘ 𝑦 ) )
34 21 33 mprgbir ( I ↾ ℂ ) = ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ∘ √ )
35 8 34 eqtr2i ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ∘ √ ) = Xp
36 35 a1i ( √ ∈ ( Poly ‘ ℂ ) → ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ∘ √ ) = Xp )
37 36 fveq2d ( √ ∈ ( Poly ‘ ℂ ) → ( deg ‘ ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ∘ √ ) ) = ( deg ‘ Xp ) )
38 ax-1cn 1 ∈ ℂ
39 ax-1ne0 1 ≠ 0
40 2nn0 2 ∈ ℕ0
41 sqcl ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ → ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ∈ ℂ )
42 mullid ( ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ∈ ℂ → ( 1 · ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) = ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) )
43 42 eqcomd ( ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ∈ ℂ → ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) = ( 1 · ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) )
44 41 43 syl ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ → ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) = ( 1 · ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) )
45 44 mpteq2ia ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) = ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 1 · ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) )
46 45 dgr1term ( ( 1 ∈ ℂ ∧ 1 ≠ 0 ∧ 2 ∈ ℕ0 ) → ( deg ‘ ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ) = 2 )
47 38 39 40 46 mp3an ( deg ‘ ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ) = 2
48 47 eqcomi 2 = ( deg ‘ ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) )
49 eqid ( deg ‘ √ ) = ( deg ‘ √ )
50 ssid ℂ ⊆ ℂ
51 plypow ( ( ℂ ⊆ ℂ ∧ 1 ∈ ℂ ∧ 2 ∈ ℕ0 ) → ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ∈ ( Poly ‘ ℂ ) )
52 50 38 40 51 mp3an ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ∈ ( Poly ‘ ℂ )
53 52 a1i ( √ ∈ ( Poly ‘ ℂ ) → ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ∈ ( Poly ‘ ℂ ) )
54 id ( √ ∈ ( Poly ‘ ℂ ) → √ ∈ ( Poly ‘ ℂ ) )
55 48 49 53 54 dgrco ( √ ∈ ( Poly ‘ ℂ ) → ( deg ‘ ( ( 𝑥 ∈ ℂ ↦ ( 𝑥 ↑ 2 ) ) ∘ √ ) ) = ( 2 · ( deg ‘ √ ) ) )
56 dgrid ( deg ‘ Xp ) = 1
57 56 a1i ( √ ∈ ( Poly ‘ ℂ ) → ( deg ‘ Xp ) = 1 )
58 37 55 57 3eqtr3d ( √ ∈ ( Poly ‘ ℂ ) → ( 2 · ( deg ‘ √ ) ) = 1 )
59 7 58 breqtrd ( √ ∈ ( Poly ‘ ℂ ) → 2 ∥ 1 )
60 1 59 mto ¬ √ ∈ ( Poly ‘ ℂ )