Combination Theorem for Continuous Mappings/Normed Division Ring/Sum Rule

Theorem
Let $\struct{S, \tau}$ be a topological space.

Let $\struct{R, +, *, \norm{\,\cdot\,}}$ be a normed division ring.

Let $\tau_R$ be the topology induced by the norm $\norm{\,\cdot\,}$.

Let $f, g: \struct{S, \tau} \to \struct{R, \tau_R}$ be continuous mappings.

Then:
 * $f + g : \struct{S, \tau} \to \struct{R, \tau_R}$ is continuous.

where $f + g : S \to R$ is the mapping defined by:
 * $\forall x \in S: \map {\paren{f + g}} x = \map f x + \map g x$

Proof
Let $\tau_{R \times R}$ be the product topology on $R \times R$.

Let $f \times g : \struct{S, \tau} \to \struct{R \times R, \tau_{R \times R}}$ be the mapping defined by:
 * $\forall x \in S : \map {\paren{f \times g}} x = \tuple{\map f x, \map g x}$

Lemma 2
From Addition on Normed Division Ring is Continuous, the mapping $+ : \struct{R \times R, \tau_{R \times R}} \to \struct{R, \tau_R}$ is continuous.

From Composite of Continuous Mappings is Continuous, the composition $+ \circ \paren{f \times g}$ is continuous.

Hence $f + g$ is continuous.