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Real and complex numbers - basic operations
Ordering on reals (cont.)
ltmul1ii
Metamath Proof Explorer
Description: Multiplication of both sides of 'less than' by a positive number.
Theorem I.19 of Apostol p. 20. (Contributed by NM , 16-May-1999)
(Proof shortened by Paul Chapman , 25-Jan-2008)
Ref
Expression
Hypotheses
ltplus1.1
⊢ A ∈ ℝ
prodgt0.2
⊢ B ∈ ℝ
ltmul1.3
⊢ C ∈ ℝ
ltmul1i.4
⊢ 0 < C
Assertion
ltmul1ii
⊢ A < B ↔ A ⁢ C < B ⁢ C
Proof
Step
Hyp
Ref
Expression
1
ltplus1.1
⊢ A ∈ ℝ
2
prodgt0.2
⊢ B ∈ ℝ
3
ltmul1.3
⊢ C ∈ ℝ
4
ltmul1i.4
⊢ 0 < C
5
1 2 3
ltmul1i
⊢ 0 < C → A < B ↔ A ⁢ C < B ⁢ C
6
4 5
ax-mp
⊢ A < B ↔ A ⁢ C < B ⁢ C