Description: There exists a number between any two positive fractions. Proposition 9-2.6(i) of Gleason p. 120. (Contributed by NM, 17-Mar-1996) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 10-May-2013) (New usage is discouraged.)
| Ref | Expression | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assertion | ltbtwnnq | |
| Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ltrelnq | |
|
| 2 | 1 | brel | |
| 3 | 2 | simprd | |
| 4 | ltexnq | |
|
| 5 | eleq1 | |
|
| 6 | 5 | biimparc | |
| 7 | addnqf | |
|
| 8 | 7 | fdmi | |
| 9 | 0nnq | |
|
| 10 | 8 9 | ndmovrcl | |
| 11 | 6 10 | syl | |
| 12 | 11 | simprd | |
| 13 | nsmallnq | |
|
| 14 | 11 | simpld | |
| 15 | 1 | brel | |
| 16 | 15 | simpld | |
| 17 | ltaddnq | |
|
| 18 | 14 16 17 | syl2an | |
| 19 | ltanq | |
|
| 20 | 19 | biimpa | |
| 21 | 14 20 | sylan | |
| 22 | simplr | |
|
| 23 | 21 22 | breqtrd | |
| 24 | ovex | |
|
| 25 | breq2 | |
|
| 26 | breq1 | |
|
| 27 | 25 26 | anbi12d | |
| 28 | 24 27 | spcev | |
| 29 | 18 23 28 | syl2anc | |
| 30 | 29 | ex | |
| 31 | 30 | exlimdv | |
| 32 | 13 31 | syl5 | |
| 33 | 12 32 | mpd | |
| 34 | 33 | ex | |
| 35 | 34 | exlimdv | |
| 36 | 4 35 | sylbid | |
| 37 | 3 36 | mpcom | |
| 38 | ltsonq | |
|
| 39 | 38 1 | sotri | |
| 40 | 39 | exlimiv | |
| 41 | 37 40 | impbii | |