let z be quaternion number ; ( Im1 z = 0 & Im2 z = 0 & Im3 z = 0 implies z = Rea z )
set x = Rea z;
assume A1:
( Im1 z = 0 & Im2 z = 0 & Im3 z = 0 )
; z = Rea z
A2:
z = [*(Rea z),0 ,0 ,0 *]
by A1, QUATERNI:24;
A3:
[*(Rea z),0 ,0 ,0 *] = [*(Rea z),0 *]
by QUATERNI:91;
thus
z = Rea z
by A2, A3, ARYTM_0:def 7; verum