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<b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c2">p</font>, <font color="Maroon" title="c3">q</font> be   <a href="rat_1.html#NM1" title="RAT_1:NM.1">Rational</a>;<br/>



<a NAME="E1:63"/><i><font color="Green" title="E39">A1</font></i>: 
( 0 <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a>  <a href="rat_1.html#K1" title="RAT_1:func.1">denominator</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">p</font> &amp; 0 <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a>  <a href="rat_1.html#K1" title="RAT_1:func.1">denominator</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">q</font> )
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="rat_1.html#T27" target="_self" title="RAT_1:th.27">Th27</a></i>;<br/>
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( <font color="Maroon" title="c2">p</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">q</font> iff <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="rat_1.html#K2" title="RAT_1:func.2">numerator</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K7" title="XCMPLX_0:func.7">/</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="rat_1.html#K1" title="RAT_1:func.1">denominator</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">q</font> )
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="rat_1.html#T37" target="_self" title="RAT_1:th.37">Th37</a></i>;<br/>
<a NAME="E3:63"/><b>then </b>
( <font color="Maroon" title="c2">p</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">q</font> iff <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="rat_1.html#K2" title="RAT_1:func.2">numerator</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K7" title="XCMPLX_0:func.7">/</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="rat_1.html#K1" title="RAT_1:func.1">denominator</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="rat_1.html#K2" title="RAT_1:func.2">numerator</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">q</font></span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K7" title="XCMPLX_0:func.7">/</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="rat_1.html#K1" title="RAT_1:func.1">denominator</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">q</font></span>)</span> )
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="rat_1.html#T37" target="_self" title="RAT_1:th.37">Th37</a></i>;<br/>
<b>hence </b><a NAME="E4:63"/>
( <font color="Maroon" title="c2">p</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">q</font> iff <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="rat_1.html#K2" title="RAT_1:func.2">numerator</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K3" title="XCMPLX_0:func.3">*</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="rat_1.html#K1" title="RAT_1:func.1">denominator</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">q</font></span>)</span> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="rat_1.html#K2" title="RAT_1:func.2">numerator</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">q</font></span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K3" title="XCMPLX_0:func.3">*</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="rat_1.html#K1" title="RAT_1:func.1">denominator</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">p</font></span>)</span> )
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="rat_1.html#E1:63"><i><font color="Green" title="E39">A1</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="xreal_1.html#T104" title="XREAL_1:th.104">XREAL_1:104</a>, <a class="ref" href="xreal_1.html#T108" title="XREAL_1:th.108">XREAL_1:108</a></i>;<br/>


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