PA0018

multiple_trans

Stable checked-use theorem · independently closed

The multiple relation is transitive.

Current library: Alpha v34, 4,223 checked-use theorems; Stable remains 432. Historical first admissions, original proof editions, and non-admitted aliases are preserved. Exact original first-admission records.

Exact expanded PA statement

forall a b n. (exists q. n = a * q) -> (exists r. a = b * r) -> exists s. n = b * s

Structural proof guide

Generated structural guide

The multiple relation is transitive.

Use the direct prerequisites mul_assoc as previously established PA formulas.

The proof proceeds by case analysis (2), equality transport (2).

Referenced ingredients

Proof neighborhood

Direct dependencies

Direct dependents

Formal native tactic body

Dependencies are introduced as named hypotheses before line 1. Linked names are exact direct references. This Stable checked-use theorem is independently kernel-checked when replayed.

Read the argument

Proof checkpoints

11 script commands · 5 reading checkpoints · 0 local claims

This is a reading aid, not a new proof or a proof-tree certificate. Checkpoint groups are consecutive commands, not inferred branch boundaries. Every step links to the preserved script.

Named ingredients (1)
01Fix variables and assumptionsL1–5

Work with arbitrary variables or the premises of the current implication.

  1. L1
    intro a
  2. L2
    intro b
  3. L3
    intro n
  4. L4
    intro hn
  5. L5
    intro hab
02Separate the logical casesL6–7

Follow the explicit conjunction, disjunction, witness, or contradiction step recorded below.

  1. L6
    cases hn
  2. L7
    cases hab
03Construct an explicit witnessL8–8

Supply the displayed value, then prove that it has the required property.

  1. L8
    exists x1 * x
04Calculate and transport equalitiesL9–10

Carry out the recorded arithmetic or equality steps; inspect the exact commands for their direction and premises.

  1. L9
    rewrite hn_witness
  2. L10
    rewrite hab_witness
05Use earlier factsL11–11

Instantiate or apply named facts and discharge the corresponding proof obligations.

  1. L11
    apply mul_assoc

Library-wide reading audit

Original exact command ledger · 11 lines
  1. 0001intro a
  2. 0002intro b
  3. 0003intro n
  4. 0004intro hn
  5. 0005intro hab
  6. 0006cases hn
  7. 0007cases hab
  8. 0008exists x1 * x
  9. 0009rewrite hn_witness
  10. 0010rewrite hab_witness
  11. 0011apply mul_assoc