Theorem nnmtmip 11466

Description: "Minus times minus is plus, The reason for this we need not discuss." (W. H. Auden, as quoted in M. Guillen "Bridges to Infinity", p. 64, see also Metamath Book, section 1.1.1, p. 5) This statement, formalized to "The product of two negative integers is a positive integer", is proved by the following theorem, therefore it actually need not be discussed anymore. "The reason for this" is that (-𝐴 · -𝐵) = (𝐴 · 𝐵) for all complex numbers 𝐴 and 𝐵 because of mul2neg 10880, 𝐴 and 𝐵 are complex numbers because of nncn 11448, and (𝐴 · 𝐵) ∈ ℕ because of nnmulcl 11464. This also holds for positive reals, see rpmtmip 12230. Note that the opposites -𝐴 and -𝐵 of the positive integers 𝐴 and 𝐵 are negative integers. (Contributed by AV, 23-Dec-2022.)

Assertion

Ref	Expression
nnmtmip	⊢ ((𝐴 ∈ ℕ ∧ 𝐵 ∈ ℕ) → (-𝐴 · -𝐵) ∈ ℕ)

Proof of Theorem nnmtmip

Step	Hyp	Ref	Expression
1		nncn 11448	. . 3 ⊢ (𝐴 ∈ ℕ → 𝐴 ∈ ℂ)
2		nncn 11448	. . 3 ⊢ (𝐵 ∈ ℕ → 𝐵 ∈ ℂ)
3		mul2neg 10880	. . 3 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∈ ℂ ∧ 𝐵 ∈ ℂ) → (-𝐴 · -𝐵) = (𝐴 · 𝐵))
4	1, 2, 3	syl2an 586	. 2 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∈ ℕ ∧ 𝐵 ∈ ℕ) → (-𝐴 · -𝐵) = (𝐴 · 𝐵))
5		nnmulcl 11464	. 2 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∈ ℕ ∧ 𝐵 ∈ ℕ) → (𝐴 · 𝐵) ∈ ℕ)
6	4, 5	eqeltrd 2867	1 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∈ ℕ ∧ 𝐵 ∈ ℕ) → (-𝐴 · -𝐵) ∈ ℕ)

Syntax hints:   → wi 4   ∧ wa 387   = wceq 1507   ∈ wcel 2050  (class class class)co 6976  ℂcc 10333   · cmul 10340  -cneg 10671  ℕcn 11439

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1758  ax-4 1772  ax-5 1869  ax-6 1928  ax-7 1965  ax-8 2052  ax-9 2059  ax-10 2079  ax-11 2093  ax-12 2106  ax-13 2301  ax-ext 2751  ax-sep 5060  ax-nul 5067  ax-pow 5119  ax-pr 5186  ax-un 7279  ax-resscn 10392  ax-1cn 10393  ax-icn 10394  ax-addcl 10395  ax-addrcl 10396  ax-mulcl 10397  ax-mulrcl 10398  ax-mulcom 10399  ax-addass 10400  ax-mulass 10401  ax-distr 10402  ax-i2m1 10403  ax-1ne0 10404  ax-1rid 10405  ax-rnegex 10406  ax-rrecex 10407  ax-cnre 10408  ax-pre-lttri 10409  ax-pre-lttrn 10410  ax-pre-ltadd 10411

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 199  df-an 388  df-or 834  df-3or 1069  df-3an 1070  df-tru 1510  df-ex 1743  df-nf 1747  df-sb 2016  df-mo 2547  df-eu 2584  df-clab 2760  df-cleq 2772  df-clel 2847  df-nfc 2919  df-ne 2969  df-nel 3075  df-ral 3094  df-rex 3095  df-reu 3096  df-rab 3098  df-v 3418  df-sbc 3683  df-csb 3788  df-dif 3833  df-un 3835  df-in 3837  df-ss 3844  df-pss 3846  df-nul 4180  df-if 4351  df-pw 4424  df-sn 4442  df-pr 4444  df-tp 4446  df-op 4448  df-uni 4713  df-iun 4794  df-br 4930  df-opab 4992  df-mpt 5009  df-tr 5031  df-id 5312  df-eprel 5317  df-po 5326  df-so 5327  df-fr 5366  df-we 5368  df-xp 5413  df-rel 5414  df-cnv 5415  df-co 5416  df-dm 5417  df-rn 5418  df-res 5419  df-ima 5420  df-pred 5986  df-ord 6032  df-on 6033  df-lim 6034  df-suc 6035  df-iota 6152  df-fun 6190  df-fn 6191  df-f 6192  df-f1 6193  df-fo 6194  df-f1o 6195  df-fv 6196  df-riota 6937  df-ov 6979  df-oprab 6980  df-mpo 6981  df-om 7397  df-wrecs 7750  df-recs 7812  df-rdg 7850  df-er 8089  df-en 8307  df-dom 8308  df-sdom 8309  df-pnf 10476  df-mnf 10477  df-ltxr 10479  df-sub 10672  df-neg 10673  df-nn 11440

This theorem is referenced by: (None)