Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem loggt0b

Description: The logarithm of a number is positive iff the number is greater than 1. (Contributed by AV, 30-May-2020)

Ref Expression
Assertion loggt0b A + 0 < log A 1 < A

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 1rp 1 +
2 logltb 1 + A + 1 < A log 1 < log A
3 1 2 mpan A + 1 < A log 1 < log A
4 log1 log 1 = 0
5 4 a1i A + log 1 = 0
6 5 breq1d A + log 1 < log A 0 < log A
7 3 6 bitr2d A + 0 < log A 1 < A