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<b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font> be  <a href="ordinal1.html#V7" title="ORDINAL1:attr.7">natural</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#NM1" title="ORDINAL1:NM.1">number</a> ; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> ( <font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR4" title="XXREAL_0:NR.4">&gt;</a> 1 implies <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font> <a href="binarith.html#K3" title="BINARITH:func.3">-'</a> 2</span>)</span> <a href="nat_1.html#K2" title="NAT_1:func.2">+</a> 1 <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font> <a href="binarith.html#K3" title="BINARITH:func.3">-'</a> 1 )</span><br/>

<b>assume </b><a NAME="E1:4"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR4" title="XXREAL_0:NR.4">&gt;</a> 1
 ; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font> <a href="binarith.html#K3" title="BINARITH:func.3">-'</a> 2</span>)</span> <a href="nat_1.html#K2" title="NAT_1:func.2">+</a> 1 <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font> <a href="binarith.html#K3" title="BINARITH:func.3">-'</a> 1</span><br/>

<a NAME="E2:4"/><b>then </b><i><font color="Green" title="E5">A1</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font> <a href="binarith.html#K3" title="BINARITH:func.3">-'</a> 1 <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR2" title="XXREAL_0:NR.2">&gt;=</a> 1
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="binarith.html#T67" title="BINARITH:th.67">BINARITH:67</a></i>;<br/>
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font> <a href="binarith.html#K3" title="BINARITH:func.3">-'</a> 2</span>)</span> <a href="nat_1.html#K2" title="NAT_1:func.2">+</a> 1 = 
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font> <a href="binarith.html#K3" title="BINARITH:func.3">-'</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="binarith.html#K3" title="BINARITH:func.3">-'</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="nat_1.html#K2" title="NAT_1:func.2">+</a> 1
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="binarith.html#T63" title="BINARITH:th.63">BINARITH:63</a></i>
<br/>.= 
<font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font> <a href="binarith.html#K3" title="BINARITH:func.3">-'</a> 1
<b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="catalan1.html#E2:4"><i><font color="Green" title="E5">A1</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="binarith.html#T53" title="BINARITH:th.53">BINARITH:53</a></i>
;<br/>
<b>hence </b><a NAME="E4:4"/>
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font> <a href="binarith.html#K3" title="BINARITH:func.3">-'</a> 2</span>)</span> <a href="nat_1.html#K2" title="NAT_1:func.2">+</a> 1 <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">n</font> <a href="binarith.html#K3" title="BINARITH:func.3">-'</a> 1
 ; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> verum</span><br/>


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