Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem lttri

Description: 'Less than' is transitive. Theorem I.17 of Apostol p. 20. (Contributed by NM, 14-May-1999)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses lt.1 A
lt.2 B
lt.3 C
Assertion lttri A < B B < C A < C

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 lt.1 A
2 lt.2 B
3 lt.3 C
4 lttr A B C A < B B < C A < C
5 1 2 3 4 mp3an A < B B < C A < C