Metamath Proof Explorer
		
		
		
		Description:  The reciprocal of a positive number is positive.  Exercise 4 of
         Apostol p. 21.  (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 28-May-2016)
		
			
				
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					Ref | 
					Expression | 
				
					
						 | 
						Hypotheses | 
						ltp1d.1 | 
						   | 
					
					
						 | 
						 | 
						recgt0d.2 | 
						   | 
					
				
					 | 
					Assertion | 
					recgt0d | 
					   | 
				
			
		
		
			
				Proof
				
					
						| Step | 
						Hyp | 
						Ref | 
						Expression | 
					
						
							| 1 | 
							
								
							 | 
							ltp1d.1 | 
							   | 
						
						
							| 2 | 
							
								
							 | 
							recgt0d.2 | 
							   | 
						
						
							| 3 | 
							
								
							 | 
							recgt0 | 
							   | 
						
						
							| 4 | 
							
								1 2 3
							 | 
							syl2anc | 
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