Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem uniordint

Description: The union of a set of ordinals is equal to the intersection of its upper bounds. Problem 2.5(ii) of BellMachover p. 471. (Contributed by NM, 20-Sep-2003)

Ref Expression
Hypothesis uniordint.1 ⊢ 𝐴 ∈ V
Assertion uniordint ( 𝐴 ⊆ On → ∪ 𝐴 = ∩ { 𝑥 ∈ On ∣ ∀ 𝑦 ∈ 𝐴 𝑦 ⊆ 𝑥 } )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 uniordint.1 ⊢ 𝐴 ∈ V
2 1 ssonunii ⊢ ( 𝐴 ⊆ On → ∪ 𝐴 ∈ On )
3 intmin ⊢ ( ∪ 𝐴 ∈ On → ∩ { 𝑥 ∈ On ∣ ∪ 𝐴 ⊆ 𝑥 } = ∪ 𝐴 )
4 unissb ⊢ ( ∪ 𝐴 ⊆ 𝑥 ↔ ∀ 𝑦 ∈ 𝐴 𝑦 ⊆ 𝑥 )
5 4 rabbii ⊢ { 𝑥 ∈ On ∣ ∪ 𝐴 ⊆ 𝑥 } = { 𝑥 ∈ On ∣ ∀ 𝑦 ∈ 𝐴 𝑦 ⊆ 𝑥 }
6 5 inteqi ⊢ ∩ { 𝑥 ∈ On ∣ ∪ 𝐴 ⊆ 𝑥 } = ∩ { 𝑥 ∈ On ∣ ∀ 𝑦 ∈ 𝐴 𝑦 ⊆ 𝑥 }
7 3 6 eqtr3di ⊢ ( ∪ 𝐴 ∈ On → ∪ 𝐴 = ∩ { 𝑥 ∈ On ∣ ∀ 𝑦 ∈ 𝐴 𝑦 ⊆ 𝑥 } )
8 2 7 syl ⊢ ( 𝐴 ⊆ On → ∪ 𝐴 = ∩ { 𝑥 ∈ On ∣ ∀ 𝑦 ∈ 𝐴 𝑦 ⊆ 𝑥 } )