Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem absori

Description: The absolute value of a real number is either that number or its negative. (Contributed by NM, 30-Sep-1999)

Ref Expression
Hypothesis sqrtthi.1
|- A e. RR
Assertion absori
|- ( ( abs ` A ) = A \/ ( abs ` A ) = -u A )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 sqrtthi.1
 |-  A e. RR
2 absor
 |-  ( A e. RR -> ( ( abs ` A ) = A \/ ( abs ` A ) = -u A ) )
3 1 2 ax-mp
 |-  ( ( abs ` A ) = A \/ ( abs ` A ) = -u A )