Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem recgt1d

Description: The reciprocal of a positive number greater than 1 is less than 1. (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 28-May-2016)

Ref Expression
Hypothesis rpred.1 φ A +
Assertion recgt1d φ 1 < A 1 A < 1

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 rpred.1 φ A +
2 1 rpregt0d φ A 0 < A
3 recgt1 A 0 < A 1 < A 1 A < 1
4 2 3 syl φ 1 < A 1 A < 1