let a be real number ; ].-infty ,a.] = {a} \/ ].-infty ,a.[
thus
].-infty ,a.] c= {a} \/ ].-infty ,a.[
XBOOLE_0:def 10 {a} \/ ].-infty ,a.[ c= ].-infty ,a.]
let x be set ; TARSKI:def 3 ( not x in {a} \/ ].-infty ,a.[ or x in ].-infty ,a.] )
assume A3:
x in {a} \/ ].-infty ,a.[
; x in ].-infty ,a.]
then reconsider x = x as real number ;
( x in {a} or x in ].-infty ,a.[ )
by A3, XBOOLE_0:def 3;
then
( x = a or x < a )
by TARSKI:def 1, XXREAL_1:233;
hence
x in ].-infty ,a.]
by XXREAL_1:234; verum