theory Utils imports HOL.Real begin lemma difference_in_sum' : fixes f:: "'a ⇒ real" fixes g:: "'a ⇒ real" assumes A:" (∑ x∈ P . f x) > (∑x ∈ P . g x)" shows "∃ x∈P . f x > g x " proof (rule ccontr) assume CF: "¬(∃ x∈P . f x > g x)" then show "False" proof - from CF have "∀ x∈ P. f x ≤ g x" by auto hence "∀x. (x∈P ⟶ f x ≤ g x)" by simp from this sum_mono have "(∑x∈P. f x) ≤ (∑x∈P. g x)" by metis thus "False" using A by arith qed qed end