Metamath Proof Explorer
		
		
		
		Description:  Raising both sides of 'less than' to the same positive integer preserves
       ordering.  (Contributed by Steven Nguyen, 24-Aug-2023)
		
			
				
					|  |  | Ref | Expression | 
					
						|  | Hypotheses | ltexp1d.1 | ⊢ ( 𝜑  →  𝐴  ∈  ℝ+ ) | 
					
						|  |  | ltexp1d.2 | ⊢ ( 𝜑  →  𝐵  ∈  ℝ+ ) | 
					
						|  |  | ltexp1d.3 | ⊢ ( 𝜑  →  𝑁  ∈  ℕ ) | 
					
						|  |  | ltexp1dd.4 | ⊢ ( 𝜑  →  𝐴  <  𝐵 ) | 
				
					|  | Assertion | ltexp1dd | ⊢  ( 𝜑  →  ( 𝐴 ↑ 𝑁 )  <  ( 𝐵 ↑ 𝑁 ) ) | 
			
		
		
			
				Proof
				
					
						| Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression | 
						
							| 1 |  | ltexp1d.1 | ⊢ ( 𝜑  →  𝐴  ∈  ℝ+ ) | 
						
							| 2 |  | ltexp1d.2 | ⊢ ( 𝜑  →  𝐵  ∈  ℝ+ ) | 
						
							| 3 |  | ltexp1d.3 | ⊢ ( 𝜑  →  𝑁  ∈  ℕ ) | 
						
							| 4 |  | ltexp1dd.4 | ⊢ ( 𝜑  →  𝐴  <  𝐵 ) | 
						
							| 5 | 1 2 3 | ltexp1d | ⊢ ( 𝜑  →  ( 𝐴  <  𝐵  ↔  ( 𝐴 ↑ 𝑁 )  <  ( 𝐵 ↑ 𝑁 ) ) ) | 
						
							| 6 | 4 5 | mpbid | ⊢ ( 𝜑  →  ( 𝐴 ↑ 𝑁 )  <  ( 𝐵 ↑ 𝑁 ) ) |