let a, b be real number ; :: thesis: ( a > 1 & b > 0 implies a to_power b > 1 )
assume A1: ( a > 1 & b > 0 ) ; :: thesis: a to_power b > 1
then a #R b > 1 by PREPOWER:100;
hence a to_power b > 1 by A1, Def2; :: thesis: verum