let ra, rb, a, b be real number ; :: thesis: ( ra < rb implies for f being continuous Function of (Closed-Interval-TSpace ra,rb),R^1
for d being real number st f . ra = a & f . rb = b & a < d & d < b holds
ex rc being Element of REAL st
( f . rc = d & ra < rc & rc < rb ) )

assume A1: ra < rb ; :: thesis: for f being continuous Function of (Closed-Interval-TSpace ra,rb),R^1
for d being real number st f . ra = a & f . rb = b & a < d & d < b holds
ex rc being Element of REAL st
( f . rc = d & ra < rc & rc < rb )

let f be continuous Function of (Closed-Interval-TSpace ra,rb),R^1 ; :: thesis: for d being real number st f . ra = a & f . rb = b & a < d & d < b holds
ex rc being Element of REAL st
( f . rc = d & ra < rc & rc < rb )

let d be real number ; :: thesis: ( f . ra = a & f . rb = b & a < d & d < b implies ex rc being Element of REAL st
( f . rc = d & ra < rc & rc < rb ) )

assume A2: ( f . ra = a & f . rb = b & a < d & d < b ) ; :: thesis: ex rc being Element of REAL st
( f . rc = d & ra < rc & rc < rb )

now
assume A3: for rc being Element of REAL holds
( not f . rc = d or not ra < rc or not rc < rb ) ; :: thesis: contradiction
A5: the carrier of (Closed-Interval-TSpace ra,rb) = [.ra,rb.] by A1, TOPMETR:25;
reconsider C = f .: ([#] (Closed-Interval-TSpace ra,rb)) as Subset of R^1 ;
A6: now
assume d in f .: ([#] (Closed-Interval-TSpace ra,rb)) ; :: thesis: contradiction
then consider x being set such that
A7: ( x in the carrier of (Closed-Interval-TSpace ra,rb) & x in [#] (Closed-Interval-TSpace ra,rb) & d = f . x ) by FUNCT_2:115;
reconsider r = x as Real by A5, A7;
A8: ( ra <= r & r <= rb ) by A5, A7, XXREAL_1:1;
then A9: ra < r by A2, A7, XXREAL_0:1;
r < rb by A2, A7, A8, XXREAL_0:1;
hence contradiction by A3, A7, A9; :: thesis: verum
end;
ra in [.ra,rb.] by A1, XXREAL_1:1;
then A10: ra in [#] (Closed-Interval-TSpace ra,rb) by A5;
A11: dom f = the carrier of (Closed-Interval-TSpace ra,rb) by FUNCT_2:def 1;
then A12: a in f .: ([#] (Closed-Interval-TSpace ra,rb)) by A2, A10, FUNCT_1:def 12;
rb in [#] (Closed-Interval-TSpace ra,rb) by A1, A5, XXREAL_1:1;
then b in f .: ([#] (Closed-Interval-TSpace ra,rb)) by A2, A11, FUNCT_1:def 12;
then not C is connected by A2, A6, A12, Th9;
hence contradiction by A1, Th6, TOPS_2:75; :: thesis: verum
end;
hence ex rc being Element of REAL st
( f . rc = d & ra < rc & rc < rb ) ; :: thesis: verum