Logic & Sets (Proofs question) Show that complex numbers cannot be ordered in a way that satisfies...

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Show that complex numbers cannot be ordered in a way thatsatisfies our axioms.

Axioms for order:

1. if x is less than/equal to y and w is greater than zero, thenwx is less than/equal to wy

2. for w, x, y, z w is less than/equal to x, y is lessthan/equal to z then w + y = x + z if and only iff w = x and y =z

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We will prove by contradiction that the set of all complexnumbers cannot be ordered in a way that    See Answer
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