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<b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font> be   <a href="polyform.html#NM2" title="POLYFORM:NM.2">polyhedron</a>; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> for <font color="Olive" title="b1">n</font> being  <a href="nat_1.html#NM1" title="NAT_1:NM.1">Nat</a>  st 1 <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">n</font> &amp; <font color="Olive" title="b1">n</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a>  <a href="finseq_1.html#K3" title="FINSEQ_1:func.3">len</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K30" title="POLYFORM:func.30">alternating-proper-f-vector</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> holds <br/><span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K30" title="POLYFORM:func.30">alternating-proper-f-vector</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="funct_1.html#K1" title="FUNCT_1:func.1">.</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">n</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><span class="p3">(<span class="default"><a href="xcmplx_0.html#K4" title="XCMPLX_0:func.4">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K2" title="POLYFORM:func.2">|^</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><font color="Olive" title="b1">n</font> <a href="nat_1.html#K1" title="NAT_1:func.1">+</a> 1</span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K1" title="POLYFORM:func.1">*</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="vectsp_9.html#K1" title="VECTSP_9:func.1">dim</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><span class="p4">(<span class="default"><font color="Olive" title="b1">n</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 2</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K25" title="POLYFORM:func.25">-bounding-chain-space</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span></span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K2" title="XCMPLX_0:func.2">+</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><span class="p3">(<span class="default"><a href="xcmplx_0.html#K4" title="XCMPLX_0:func.4">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K2" title="POLYFORM:func.2">|^</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><font color="Olive" title="b1">n</font> <a href="nat_1.html#K1" title="NAT_1:func.1">+</a> 1</span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K1" title="POLYFORM:func.1">*</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="vectsp_9.html#K1" title="VECTSP_9:func.1">dim</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><span class="p4">(<span class="default"><font color="Olive" title="b1">n</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K23" title="POLYFORM:func.23">-circuit-space</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span></span>)</span></span>)</span></span><br/><b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> be   <a href="nat_1.html#NM1" title="NAT_1:NM.1">Nat</a>; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> ( 1 <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> &amp; <font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a>  <a href="finseq_1.html#K3" title="FINSEQ_1:func.3">len</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K30" title="POLYFORM:func.30">alternating-proper-f-vector</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> implies <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K30" title="POLYFORM:func.30">alternating-proper-f-vector</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="funct_1.html#K1" title="FUNCT_1:func.1">.</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><span class="p3">(<span class="default"><a href="xcmplx_0.html#K4" title="XCMPLX_0:func.4">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K2" title="POLYFORM:func.2">|^</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="nat_1.html#K1" title="NAT_1:func.1">+</a> 1</span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K1" title="POLYFORM:func.1">*</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="vectsp_9.html#K1" title="VECTSP_9:func.1">dim</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><span class="p4">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 2</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K25" title="POLYFORM:func.25">-bounding-chain-space</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span></span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K2" title="XCMPLX_0:func.2">+</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><span class="p3">(<span class="default"><a href="xcmplx_0.html#K4" title="XCMPLX_0:func.4">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K2" title="POLYFORM:func.2">|^</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="nat_1.html#K1" title="NAT_1:func.1">+</a> 1</span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K1" title="POLYFORM:func.1">*</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="vectsp_9.html#K1" title="VECTSP_9:func.1">dim</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><span class="p4">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K23" title="POLYFORM:func.23">-circuit-space</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span></span>)</span></span>)</span> )</span><br/>



<b>set </b><font color="Maroon" title="c3">apcs</font> =  <a href="polyform.html#K30" title="POLYFORM:func.30">alternating-proper-f-vector</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font>;<br/>
<b>assume </b><a NAME="E1:85"/><i><font color="Green" title="E66">A1</font></i>: 
1 <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font>
 ; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> (  not <font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a>  <a href="finseq_1.html#K3" title="FINSEQ_1:func.3">len</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K30" title="POLYFORM:func.30">alternating-proper-f-vector</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> or <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K30" title="POLYFORM:func.30">alternating-proper-f-vector</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="funct_1.html#K1" title="FUNCT_1:func.1">.</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><span class="p3">(<span class="default"><a href="xcmplx_0.html#K4" title="XCMPLX_0:func.4">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K2" title="POLYFORM:func.2">|^</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="nat_1.html#K1" title="NAT_1:func.1">+</a> 1</span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K1" title="POLYFORM:func.1">*</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="vectsp_9.html#K1" title="VECTSP_9:func.1">dim</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><span class="p4">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 2</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K25" title="POLYFORM:func.25">-bounding-chain-space</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span></span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K2" title="XCMPLX_0:func.2">+</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><span class="p3">(<span class="default"><a href="xcmplx_0.html#K4" title="XCMPLX_0:func.4">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K2" title="POLYFORM:func.2">|^</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="nat_1.html#K1" title="NAT_1:func.1">+</a> 1</span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K1" title="POLYFORM:func.1">*</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="vectsp_9.html#K1" title="VECTSP_9:func.1">dim</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><span class="p4">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K23" title="POLYFORM:func.23">-circuit-space</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span></span>)</span></span>)</span> )</span><br/>

<b>assume </b><a NAME="E2:85"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a>  <a href="finseq_1.html#K3" title="FINSEQ_1:func.3">len</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K30" title="POLYFORM:func.30">alternating-proper-f-vector</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span>
 ; <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"><a href="polyform.html#K30" title="POLYFORM:func.30">alternating-proper-f-vector</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="funct_1.html#K1" title="FUNCT_1:func.1">.</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><span class="p3">(<span class="default"><a href="xcmplx_0.html#K4" title="XCMPLX_0:func.4">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K2" title="POLYFORM:func.2">|^</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="nat_1.html#K1" title="NAT_1:func.1">+</a> 1</span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K1" title="POLYFORM:func.1">*</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="vectsp_9.html#K1" title="VECTSP_9:func.1">dim</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><span class="p4">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 2</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K25" title="POLYFORM:func.25">-bounding-chain-space</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span></span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K2" title="XCMPLX_0:func.2">+</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><span class="p3">(<span class="default"><a href="xcmplx_0.html#K4" title="XCMPLX_0:func.4">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K2" title="POLYFORM:func.2">|^</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="nat_1.html#K1" title="NAT_1:func.1">+</a> 1</span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K1" title="POLYFORM:func.1">*</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="vectsp_9.html#K1" title="VECTSP_9:func.1">dim</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><span class="p4">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K23" title="POLYFORM:func.23">-circuit-space</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span></span>)</span></span>)</span></span><br/>

<a NAME="E3:85"/><b>then </b><i><font color="Green" title="E67">A2</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a>  <a href="polyform.html#K7" title="POLYFORM:func.7">dim</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font>
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="polyform.html#D27" target="_self" title="POLYFORM:def.27">Def27</a></i>;<br/>
<b>set </b><font color="Maroon" title="c4">a</font> = <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="xcmplx_0.html#K4" title="XCMPLX_0:func.4">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K2" title="POLYFORM:func.2">|^</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="nat_1.html#K1" title="NAT_1:func.1">+</a> 1</span>)</span>;<br/>
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K30" title="POLYFORM:func.30">alternating-proper-f-vector</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="funct_1.html#K1" title="FUNCT_1:func.1">.</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> = 
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="xcmplx_0.html#K4" title="XCMPLX_0:func.4">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K2" title="POLYFORM:func.2">|^</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="nat_1.html#K1" title="NAT_1:func.1">+</a> 1</span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K1" title="POLYFORM:func.1">*</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K11" title="POLYFORM:func.11">num-polytopes</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font>,<span class="p2">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 1</span>)</span></span>)</span>
<b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="polyform.html#E1:85"><i><font color="Green" title="E66">A1</font></i></a>, <a class="txt" href="polyform.html#E3:85"><i><font color="Green" title="E67">A2</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="polyform.html#D27" target="_self" title="POLYFORM:def.27">Def27</a></i>
<br/>.= 
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="xcmplx_0.html#K4" title="XCMPLX_0:func.4">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K2" title="POLYFORM:func.2">|^</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="nat_1.html#K1" title="NAT_1:func.1">+</a> 1</span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K1" title="POLYFORM:func.1">*</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="vectsp_9.html#K1" title="VECTSP_9:func.1">dim</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><span class="p3">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K17" title="POLYFORM:func.17">-chain-space</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span></span>)</span>
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="polyform.html#T37" target="_self" title="POLYFORM:th.37">Th37</a></i>
<br/>.= 
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="xcmplx_0.html#K4" title="XCMPLX_0:func.4">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K2" title="POLYFORM:func.2">|^</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="nat_1.html#K1" title="NAT_1:func.1">+</a> 1</span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K1" title="POLYFORM:func.1">*</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="ranknull.html#K10" title="RANKNULL:func.10">rank</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><span class="p4">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K22" title="POLYFORM:func.22">-boundary</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K2" title="XCMPLX_0:func.2">+</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="ranknull.html#K11" title="RANKNULL:func.11">nullity</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><span class="p4">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K22" title="POLYFORM:func.22">-boundary</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span></span>)</span></span>)</span>
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="ranknull.html#T44" title="RANKNULL:th.44">RANKNULL:44</a></i>
<br/>.= 
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><span class="p3">(<span class="default"><a href="xcmplx_0.html#K4" title="XCMPLX_0:func.4">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K2" title="POLYFORM:func.2">|^</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="nat_1.html#K1" title="NAT_1:func.1">+</a> 1</span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K1" title="POLYFORM:func.1">*</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="vectsp_9.html#K1" title="VECTSP_9:func.1">dim</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><span class="p4">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 2</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K25" title="POLYFORM:func.25">-bounding-chain-space</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span></span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K2" title="XCMPLX_0:func.2">+</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><span class="p3">(<span class="default"><a href="xcmplx_0.html#K4" title="XCMPLX_0:func.4">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K2" title="POLYFORM:func.2">|^</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="nat_1.html#K1" title="NAT_1:func.1">+</a> 1</span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K1" title="POLYFORM:func.1">*</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="vectsp_9.html#K1" title="VECTSP_9:func.1">dim</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><span class="p4">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="polyform.html#K23" title="POLYFORM:func.23">-circuit-space</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span></span>)</span></span>)</span>

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<b>hence </b><a NAME="E5:85"/>
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