Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem rmspecpos

Description: The discriminant used to define the X and Y sequences is a positive real. (Contributed by Stefan O'Rear, 22-Sep-2014)

Ref Expression
Assertion rmspecpos ⊢ A ∈ ℤ ≥ 2 → A 2 − 1 ∈ ℝ +

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 eluzelre ⊢ A ∈ ℤ ≥ 2 → A ∈ ℝ
2 1 resqcld ⊢ A ∈ ℤ ≥ 2 → A 2 ∈ ℝ
3 1red ⊢ A ∈ ℤ ≥ 2 → 1 ∈ ℝ
4 2 3 resubcld ⊢ A ∈ ℤ ≥ 2 → A 2 − 1 ∈ ℝ
5 sq1 ⊢ 1 2 = 1
6 eluz2b1 ⊢ A ∈ ℤ ≥ 2 ↔ A ∈ ℤ ∧ 1 < A
7 6 simprbi ⊢ A ∈ ℤ ≥ 2 → 1 < A
8 0le1 ⊢ 0 ≤ 1
9 8 a1i ⊢ A ∈ ℤ ≥ 2 → 0 ≤ 1
10 eluzge2nn0 ⊢ A ∈ ℤ ≥ 2 → A ∈ ℕ 0
11 10 nn0ge0d ⊢ A ∈ ℤ ≥ 2 → 0 ≤ A
12 3 1 9 11 lt2sqd ⊢ A ∈ ℤ ≥ 2 → 1 < A ↔ 1 2 < A 2
13 7 12 mpbid ⊢ A ∈ ℤ ≥ 2 → 1 2 < A 2
14 5 13 eqbrtrrid ⊢ A ∈ ℤ ≥ 2 → 1 < A 2
15 3 2 posdifd ⊢ A ∈ ℤ ≥ 2 → 1 < A 2 ↔ 0 < A 2 − 1
16 14 15 mpbid ⊢ A ∈ ℤ ≥ 2 → 0 < A 2 − 1
17 4 16 elrpd ⊢ A ∈ ℤ ≥ 2 → A 2 − 1 ∈ ℝ +