let I1, I2, I be non empty closed_interval Subset of REAL; ( upper_bound I1 = lower_bound I2 & I = I1 \/ I2 implies ( lower_bound I = lower_bound I1 & upper_bound I = upper_bound I2 ) )
assume that
A1:
upper_bound I1 = lower_bound I2
and
A2:
I = I1 \/ I2
; ( lower_bound I = lower_bound I1 & upper_bound I = upper_bound I2 )
A3:
I1 = [.(lower_bound I1),(upper_bound I1).]
by INTEGRA1:4;
then A4:
lower_bound I1 <= upper_bound I1
by XXREAL_1:29;
A5:
I2 = [.(lower_bound I2),(upper_bound I2).]
by INTEGRA1:4;
then A6:
lower_bound I2 <= upper_bound I2
by XXREAL_1:29;
A7:
I = [.(lower_bound I1),(upper_bound I2).]
by A2, A3, A5, A1, A4, A6, XXREAL_1:165;
A8:
I = [.(lower_bound I),(upper_bound I).]
by INTEGRA1:4;
then
lower_bound I <= upper_bound I
by XXREAL_1:29;
hence
( lower_bound I = lower_bound I1 & upper_bound I = upper_bound I2 )
by A7, A8, XXREAL_1:66; verum