let r be natural Number ; :: thesis: for n being Nat holds
( ( r <> 0 or n = 0 ) iff r |^ n <> 0 )

let n be Nat; :: thesis: ( ( r <> 0 or n = 0 ) iff r |^ n <> 0 )
defpred S2[ Nat] means ( ( r <> 0 or $1 = 0 ) iff r |^ $1 <> 0 );
A1: for k being Nat st S2[k] holds
S2[k + 1]
proof
let k be Nat; :: thesis: ( S2[k] implies S2[k + 1] )
assume A2: S2[k] ; :: thesis: S2[k + 1]
r |^ (k + 1) = (r |^ k) * r by Th6;
hence S2[k + 1] by A2; :: thesis: verum
end;
A3: S2[ 0 ] by RVSUM_1:94;
for k being Nat holds S2[k] from NAT_1:sch 2(A3, A1);
hence ( ( r <> 0 or n = 0 ) iff r |^ n <> 0 ) ; :: thesis: verum