let c, a, b be natural Ordinal; :: thesis: ( c <> {} implies (a *^ c) / (b *^ c) = a / b )
assume A1:
c <> {}
; :: thesis: (a *^ c) / (b *^ c) = a / b
per cases
( b = {} or b <> {} )
;
suppose A2:
b <> {}
;
:: thesis: (a *^ c) / (b *^ c) = a / bthen A3:
b *^ c <> {}
by A1, ORDINAL3:34;
then A4:
numerator ((a *^ c) / (b *^ c)) =
RED (a *^ c),
(b *^ c)
by Th48
.=
RED a,
b
by A1, Th33
.=
numerator (a / b)
by A2, Th48
;
denominator ((a *^ c) / (b *^ c)) =
RED (b *^ c),
(a *^ c)
by A3, Th48
.=
RED b,
a
by A1, Th33
.=
denominator (a / b)
by A2, Th48
;
hence (a *^ c) / (b *^ c) =
(numerator (a / b)) / (denominator (a / b))
by A4, Th45
.=
a / b
by Th45
;
:: thesis: verum end; end;