let r, s be Real; :: thesis: for n, m being Nat
for F being Subset-Family of (Closed-Interval-TSpace (r,s))
for C being IntervalCover of F st F is Cover of (Closed-Interval-TSpace (r,s)) & F is open & F is connected & r <= s & n in dom C & m in dom C & n < m holds
upper_bound (C /. n) <= upper_bound (C /. m)

let n, m be Nat; :: thesis: for F being Subset-Family of (Closed-Interval-TSpace (r,s))
for C being IntervalCover of F st F is Cover of (Closed-Interval-TSpace (r,s)) & F is open & F is connected & r <= s & n in dom C & m in dom C & n < m holds
upper_bound (C /. n) <= upper_bound (C /. m)

let F be Subset-Family of (Closed-Interval-TSpace (r,s)); :: thesis: for C being IntervalCover of F st F is Cover of (Closed-Interval-TSpace (r,s)) & F is open & F is connected & r <= s & n in dom C & m in dom C & n < m holds
upper_bound (C /. n) <= upper_bound (C /. m)

let C be IntervalCover of F; :: thesis: ( F is Cover of (Closed-Interval-TSpace (r,s)) & F is open & F is connected & r <= s & n in dom C & m in dom C & n < m implies upper_bound (C /. n) <= upper_bound (C /. m) )
assume that
A1: ( F is Cover of (Closed-Interval-TSpace (r,s)) & F is open & F is connected & r <= s ) and
A2: n in dom C and
A3: ( m in dom C & n < m ) ; :: thesis: upper_bound (C /. n) <= upper_bound (C /. m)
defpred S2[ Nat] means ( $1 in dom C & n < $1 implies upper_bound (C /. n) <= upper_bound (C /. $1) );
A4: for k being Nat st S2[k] holds
S2[k + 1]
proof
let k be Nat; :: thesis: ( S2[k] implies S2[k + 1] )
assume that
A5: S2[k] and
A6: k + 1 in dom C and
A7: n < k + 1 ; :: thesis: upper_bound (C /. n) <= upper_bound (C /. (k + 1))
per cases ( k = 0 or k in dom C ) by A6, TOPREALA:2;
end;
end;
A11: S2[ 0 ] ;
for k being Nat holds S2[k] from NAT_1:sch 2(A11, A4);
hence upper_bound (C /. n) <= upper_bound (C /. m) by A3; :: thesis: verum