let GX be TopSpace; for A, B being Subset of GX st [#] GX = A \/ B & A is open & B is open & A misses B holds
A,B are_separated
let A, B be Subset of GX; ( [#] GX = A \/ B & A is open & B is open & A misses B implies A,B are_separated )
assume that
A1:
[#] GX = A \/ B
and
A2:
A is open
and
A3:
B is open
and
A4:
A misses B
; A,B are_separated
A5:
Cl (([#] GX) \ B) = ([#] GX) \ B
by A3, PRE_TOPC:23;
A = ([#] GX) \ B
by A1, A4, PRE_TOPC:5;
then A6:
A is closed
by A5, PRE_TOPC:22;
A7:
Cl (([#] GX) \ A) = ([#] GX) \ A
by A2, PRE_TOPC:23;
B = ([#] GX) \ A
by A1, A4, PRE_TOPC:5;
then
B is closed
by A7, PRE_TOPC:22;
hence
A,B are_separated
by A4, A6, Th2; verum