let r, s be real number ; :: thesis: for n, m being natural number
for F being Subset-Family of (Closed-Interval-TSpace r,s)
for C being IntervalCover of F st F is Cover of (Closed-Interval-TSpace r,s) & F is open & F is connected & r <= s & n in dom C & m in dom C & n < m holds
lower_bound (C /. n) <= lower_bound (C /. m)

let n, m be natural number ; :: thesis: for F being Subset-Family of (Closed-Interval-TSpace r,s)
for C being IntervalCover of F st F is Cover of (Closed-Interval-TSpace r,s) & F is open & F is connected & r <= s & n in dom C & m in dom C & n < m holds
lower_bound (C /. n) <= lower_bound (C /. m)

let F be Subset-Family of (Closed-Interval-TSpace r,s); :: thesis: for C being IntervalCover of F st F is Cover of (Closed-Interval-TSpace r,s) & F is open & F is connected & r <= s & n in dom C & m in dom C & n < m holds
lower_bound (C /. n) <= lower_bound (C /. m)

let C be IntervalCover of F; :: thesis: ( F is Cover of (Closed-Interval-TSpace r,s) & F is open & F is connected & r <= s & n in dom C & m in dom C & n < m implies lower_bound (C /. n) <= lower_bound (C /. m) )
assume that
A1: F is Cover of (Closed-Interval-TSpace r,s) and
A2: F is open and
A3: F is connected and
A4: r <= s and
A5: n in dom C and
A6: m in dom C and
A7: n < m ; :: thesis: lower_bound (C /. n) <= lower_bound (C /. m)
defpred S2[ natural number ] means ( $1 in dom C & n < $1 implies lower_bound (C /. n) <= lower_bound (C /. $1) );
A8: S2[ 0 ] ;
A9: for k being natural number st S2[k] holds
S2[k + 1]
proof end;
for k being natural number holds S2[k] from NAT_1:sch 2(A8, A9);
hence lower_bound (C /. n) <= lower_bound (C /. m) by A6, A7; :: thesis: verum