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Topic: Lower bound for real exponential


Joan Domingo Pasarin (Jan 31 2026 at 15:16):

Quick question. How does one prove that exp 7 \ge 2 ^ 9? I tried using norm_num but the tactic only converts the goal to 512 \le rexp 7. I also tried linarith which didn't work either.

Ruben Van de Velde (Jan 31 2026 at 15:46):

norm_num is the right answer, but perhaps not today

Aaron Liu (Jan 31 2026 at 15:48):

import Mathlib

open Real
example : exp 7  2 ^ 9 := by
  have h : exp 1 ^ 7 = exp 7 := by simp
  rw [ h]
  refine le_trans ?_ (pow_le_pow_left₀ (by norm_num) Real.exp_one_gt_d9.le 7)
  norm_num

Joan Domingo Pasarin (Feb 01 2026 at 09:31):

I see, thank you!

Yiming Fu (Feb 01 2026 at 17:11):

This might help. LeanCert


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