let a be Real; :: thesis: for k, x, y being positive Nat st a > 0 & (x |^ (2 * k)) - (y |^ (2 * k)) = a holds
( x < k -Root a & y < k -Root a )

let k, x, y be positive Nat; :: thesis: ( a > 0 & (x |^ (2 * k)) - (y |^ (2 * k)) = a implies ( x < k -Root a & y < k -Root a ) )
assume that
A1: a > 0 and
A2: (x |^ (2 * k)) - (y |^ (2 * k)) = a ; :: thesis: ( x < k -Root a & y < k -Root a )
A3: 1 <= k by NAT_1:14;
( x |^ (2 * k) = (x |^ k) |^ 2 & y |^ (2 * k) = (y |^ k) |^ 2 ) by NEWTON:9;
then A4: (x |^ (2 * k)) - (y |^ (2 * k)) = ((x |^ k) - (y |^ k)) * ((x |^ k) + (y |^ k)) by NEWTON01:1;
then (x |^ k) - (y |^ k) > 0 by A1, A2;
then (x |^ k) - (y |^ k) >= 0 + 1 by NAT_1:13;
then A5: (x |^ k) + (y |^ k) <= 1 * a by A2, A4, XREAL_1:97;
( (x |^ k) + 0 < (x |^ k) + (y |^ k) & (y |^ k) + 0 < (x |^ k) + (y |^ k) ) by XREAL_1:6;
then ( x |^ k < a & y |^ k < a ) by A5, XXREAL_0:2;
then ( k -Root (x |^ k) < k -Root a & k -Root (y |^ k) < k -Root a ) by NAT_1:14, PREPOWER:28;
hence ( x < k -Root a & y < k -Root a ) by A3, PREPOWER:19; :: thesis: verum