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(** *                     Definition of  Rpower                   *)
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Definition Rpower (x y:R) := exp (y * ln x).
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(** *                     Properties of  Rpower                   *)
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(** Note: [Rpower] is prolongated to [1] on negative real numbers and it thus does not extend integer power. The next two lemmas, which hold for integer power, accidentally hold on negative real numbers as a side effect of the default value taken on negative real numbers. Contrastingly, the lemmas that do not hold for the integer power of a negative number are stated for [Rpower] on the positive numbers only (even if they accidentally hold due to the default value of [Rpower] on the negative side, as it is the case for [Rpower_O]). *)

Theorem Rpower_lt :
forall x y z:R, 1 < x -> y < z -> Rpower x y < Rpower x z.