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<b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c1">a</font>, <font color="Maroon" title="c2">b</font> be  <a href="xreal_0.html#V1" title="XREAL_0:attr.1">real</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#NM1" title="ORDINAL1:NM.1">number</a> ; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> ( <font color="Maroon" title="c1">a</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">b</font> implies  ex <font color="Olive" title="b1">p1</font>, <font color="Olive" title="b2">p2</font> being <a href="rat_1.html#V1" title="RAT_1:attr.1">rational</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#NM1" title="ORDINAL1:NM.1">number</a>  st <br/>( <font color="Maroon" title="c1">a</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">p1</font> &amp; <font color="Olive" title="b1">p1</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Olive" title="b2">p2</font> &amp; <font color="Olive" title="b2">p2</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">b</font> ) )</span><br/>

<b>assume </b><a NAME="E1:42"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c1">a</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">b</font>
 ; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide">  ex <font color="Olive" title="b1">p1</font>, <font color="Olive" title="b2">p2</font> being <a href="rat_1.html#V1" title="RAT_1:attr.1">rational</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#NM1" title="ORDINAL1:NM.1">number</a>  st <br/>( <font color="Maroon" title="c1">a</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">p1</font> &amp; <font color="Olive" title="b1">p1</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Olive" title="b2">p2</font> &amp; <font color="Olive" title="b2">p2</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">b</font> )</span><br/>

<b>then consider </b><font color="Maroon" title="c3">p1</font> being  <a href="rat_1.html#V1" title="RAT_1:attr.1">rational</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#NM1" title="ORDINAL1:NM.1">number</a> <b> such that </b><br/><a NAME="E3:42"/><i><font color="Green" title="E20">A1</font></i>: 
( <font color="Maroon" title="c1">a</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">p1</font> &amp; <font color="Maroon" title="c3">p1</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">b</font> )
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="rat_1.html#T22" title="RAT_1:th.22">RAT_1:22</a></i>;<br/>
<b>consider </b><font color="Maroon" title="c4">p2</font> being  <a href="rat_1.html#V1" title="RAT_1:attr.1">rational</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#NM1" title="ORDINAL1:NM.1">number</a> <b> such that </b><br/><a NAME="E5:42"/><i><font color="Green" title="E21">A2</font></i>: 
( <font color="Maroon" title="c3">p1</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c4">p2</font> &amp; <font color="Maroon" title="c4">p2</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">b</font> )
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E3:42"><i><font color="Green" title="E20">A1</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="rat_1.html#T22" title="RAT_1:th.22">RAT_1:22</a></i>;<br/>
<b>thus </b><a NAME="E6:42"/>
 ex <font color="Olive" title="b1">p1</font>, <font color="Olive" title="b2">p2</font> being <a href="rat_1.html#V1" title="RAT_1:attr.1">rational</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#NM1" title="ORDINAL1:NM.1">number</a>  st <br/>( <font color="Maroon" title="c1">a</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">p1</font> &amp; <font color="Olive" title="b1">p1</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Olive" title="b2">p2</font> &amp; <font color="Olive" title="b2">p2</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">b</font> )
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E3:42"><i><font color="Green" title="E20">A1</font></i></a>, <a class="txt" href="#E5:42"><i><font color="Green" title="E21">A2</font></i></a></i>; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> verum</span><br/>


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