Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem ltmul1i

Description: Multiplication of both sides of 'less than' by a positive number. Theorem I.19 of Apostol p. 20. (Contributed by NM, 16-May-1999)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses ltplus1.1 𝐴 ∈ ℝ
prodgt0.2 𝐵 ∈ ℝ
ltmul1.3 𝐶 ∈ ℝ
Assertion ltmul1i ( 0 < 𝐶 → ( 𝐴 < 𝐵 ↔ ( 𝐴 · 𝐶 ) < ( 𝐵 · 𝐶 ) ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 ltplus1.1 𝐴 ∈ ℝ
2 prodgt0.2 𝐵 ∈ ℝ
3 ltmul1.3 𝐶 ∈ ℝ
4 ltmul1 ( ( 𝐴 ∈ ℝ ∧ 𝐵 ∈ ℝ ∧ ( 𝐶 ∈ ℝ ∧ 0 < 𝐶 ) ) → ( 𝐴 < 𝐵 ↔ ( 𝐴 · 𝐶 ) < ( 𝐵 · 𝐶 ) ) )
5 1 2 4 mp3an12 ( ( 𝐶 ∈ ℝ ∧ 0 < 𝐶 ) → ( 𝐴 < 𝐵 ↔ ( 𝐴 · 𝐶 ) < ( 𝐵 · 𝐶 ) ) )
6 3 5 mpan ( 0 < 𝐶 → ( 𝐴 < 𝐵 ↔ ( 𝐴 · 𝐶 ) < ( 𝐵 · 𝐶 ) ) )