Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem msqgt0i

Description: A nonzero square is positive. Theorem I.20 of Apostol p. 20. (Contributed by NM, 17-Jan-1997) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 27-May-2016)

Ref Expression
Hypothesis lt2.1
|- A e. RR
Assertion msqgt0i
|- ( A =/= 0 -> 0 < ( A x. A ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 lt2.1
 |-  A e. RR
2 msqgt0
 |-  ( ( A e. RR /\ A =/= 0 ) -> 0 < ( A x. A ) )
3 1 2 mpan
 |-  ( A =/= 0 -> 0 < ( A x. A ) )