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<b>let </b><font color="Maroon">a</font> be  <a href="xreal_0.html#V1">real</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#NM1" target="_self">number</a> , <font color="Maroon">b</font> be  <a href="xreal_0.html#V1">real</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#NM1" target="_self">number</a> , <font color="Maroon">c</font> be  <a href="xreal_0.html#V1">real</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#NM1" target="_self">number</a> , <font color="Maroon">d</font> be  <a href="xreal_0.html#V1">real</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#NM1" target="_self">number</a> ;<br/>

<b>assume </b><a NAME="E1:18"/><i><font color="Green">E31</font></i>: 
( <font color="Maroon">a</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" target="_self">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon">b</font> &amp; <span class="p1"><a href="rcomp_1.html#K2">].</a><span class="default"><font color="Maroon">a</font>,<font color="Maroon">b</font></span><a href="rcomp_1.html#K2">.[</a></span> <a href="tarski.html#R1">c=</a> <span class="p1"><a href="rcomp_1.html#K1">[.</a><span class="default"><font color="Maroon">c</font>,<font color="Maroon">d</font></span><a href="rcomp_1.html#K1">.]</a></span> )
 ;<br/>

<a NAME="E2:18"/><b>then </b>
<span class="p1"><a href="rcomp_1.html#K2">].</a><span class="default"><font color="Maroon">a</font>,<font color="Maroon">b</font></span><a href="rcomp_1.html#K2">.[</a></span> <a href="hidden.html#NR2" target="_self">&lt;&gt;</a>  <a href="xboole_0.html#K1">{}</a> 
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="rcomp_1.html#T15">RCOMP_1:15</a></i>;<br/>
<a NAME="E3:18"/><b>then </b><i><font color="Green">E32</font></i>: 
<span class="p1"><a href="rcomp_1.html#K2">].</a><span class="default"><font color="Maroon">a</font>,<font color="Maroon">b</font></span><a href="rcomp_1.html#K2">.[</a></span> <a href="xboole_0.html#R1">meets</a> <span class="p1"><a href="rcomp_1.html#K1">[.</a><span class="default"><font color="Maroon">c</font>,<font color="Maroon">d</font></span><a href="rcomp_1.html#K1">.]</a></span>
 
<b>by </b><i>, <a class="ref" href="xboole_1.html#T69">XBOOLE_1:69</a></i>;<br/>
<b>assume </b><a NAME="E4:18"/><i><font color="Green">E33</font></i>: 
( <font color="Maroon">c</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR4" target="_self">&gt;</a> <font color="Maroon">a</font> or <font color="Maroon">b</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR4" target="_self">&gt;</a> <font color="Maroon">d</font> )
 ;<br/>

<div><a class="txt" onclick="hsNdiv(this)" href="javascript:()" title="18_1"><b>per </b></a><a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><b>cases </b></a><span class="hide"><a NAME="E1:18_1"/>
( <font color="Maroon">a</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" target="_self">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon">c</font> or <font color="Maroon">d</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" target="_self">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon">b</font> )
 </span><b>by </b><i/>;<br/><div class="add"><div><a class="txt" onclick="hsNdiv(this)" href="javascript:()" title="18_1_1"><b>suppose </b></a><a NAME="E1:18_1_1"/>
<font color="Maroon">a</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" target="_self">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon">c</font>
 ;<br/><div class="add"><b>then consider </b><font color="Maroon">ac</font> being  <a href="xreal_0.html#V1">real</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#NM1" target="_self">number</a> <b> such that </b><br/><a NAME="E3:18_1_1"/><i><font color="Green">E47</font></i>: 
( <font color="Maroon">a</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" target="_self">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon">ac</font> &amp; <font color="Maroon">ac</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" target="_self">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon">c</font> )
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="xreal_1.html#T7">XREAL_1:7</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E4:18_1_1"/>
<font color="Maroon">b</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR4" target="_self">&gt;</a> <font color="Maroon">c</font>
 <b>by </b><i>, </i>;<br/><a NAME="E5:18_1_1"/><b>then </b>
<font color="Maroon">ac</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" target="_self">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon">b</font>
 <b>by </b><i>, <a class="ref" href="xxreal_0.html#T2">XXREAL_0:2</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E6:18_1_1"/><b>then </b>
<font color="Maroon">ac</font> <a href="hidden.html#R2">in</a> <span class="p1"><a href="rcomp_1.html#K2">].</a><span class="default"><font color="Maroon">a</font>,<font color="Maroon">b</font></span><a href="rcomp_1.html#K2">.[</a></span>
 <b>by </b><i>, <a class="ref" href="rcomp_1.html#T47">RCOMP_1:47</a></i>;<br/><b>hence </b><a NAME="E7:18_1_1"/>
contradiction
 <b>by </b><i>, , <a class="ref" href="rcomp_1.html#T48">RCOMP_1:48</a></i>;<br/></div><b>end;</b></div><div><a class="txt" onclick="hsNdiv(this)" href="javascript:()" title="18_1_2"><b>suppose </b></a><a NAME="E1:18_1_2"/><i><font color="Green">E50</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon">d</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" target="_self">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon">b</font>
 ;<br/><div class="add"><b>set </b><font color="Maroon">ad</font> =  <a href="xxreal_0.html#K4">max</a> <font color="Maroon">a</font>,<font color="Maroon">d</font>;<br/><a NAME="E2:18_1_2"/>
 <a href="xxreal_0.html#K4">max</a> <font color="Maroon">a</font>,<font color="Maroon">d</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" target="_self">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon">b</font>
 <b>by </b><i>, , <a class="ref" href="rcomp_2.html#T2">RCOMP_2:2</a></i>;<br/><b>then consider </b><font color="Maroon">ac</font> being  <a href="xreal_0.html#V1">real</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#NM1" target="_self">number</a> <b> such that </b><br/><a NAME="E4:18_1_2"/><i><font color="Green">E51</font></i>: 
(  <a href="xxreal_0.html#K4">max</a> <font color="Maroon">a</font>,<font color="Maroon">d</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" target="_self">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon">ac</font> &amp; <font color="Maroon">ac</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" target="_self">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon">b</font> )
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="xreal_1.html#T7">XREAL_1:7</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E5:18_1_2"/><i><font color="Green">E52</font></i>: 
( <font color="Maroon">a</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1">&lt;=</a>  <a href="xxreal_0.html#K4">max</a> <font color="Maroon">a</font>,<font color="Maroon">d</font> &amp; <font color="Maroon">d</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1">&lt;=</a>  <a href="xxreal_0.html#K4">max</a> <font color="Maroon">a</font>,<font color="Maroon">d</font> )
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="xxreal_0.html#T25">XXREAL_0:25</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E6:18_1_2"/><b>then </b><i><font color="Green">E53</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon">d</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" target="_self">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon">ac</font>
 <b>by </b><i>, <a class="ref" href="xxreal_0.html#T2">XXREAL_0:2</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E7:18_1_2"/>
<font color="Maroon">a</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" target="_self">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon">ac</font>
 <b>by </b><i>, , <a class="ref" href="xxreal_0.html#T2">XXREAL_0:2</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E8:18_1_2"/><b>then </b>
<font color="Maroon">ac</font> <a href="hidden.html#R2">in</a> <span class="p1"><a href="rcomp_1.html#K2">].</a><span class="default"><font color="Maroon">a</font>,<font color="Maroon">b</font></span><a href="rcomp_1.html#K2">.[</a></span>
 <b>by </b><i>, <a class="ref" href="rcomp_1.html#T47">RCOMP_1:47</a></i>;<br/><b>hence </b><a NAME="E9:18_1_2"/>
contradiction
 <b>by </b><i>, , <a class="ref" href="rcomp_1.html#T48">RCOMP_1:48</a></i>;<br/></div><b>end;</b></div></div><b>end;</b></div>

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