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<b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c1">x</font> be  <a href="xreal_0.html#V1" title="XREAL_0:attr.1">real</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">x</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR4" title="XXREAL_0:NR.4">&gt;</a>  <a href="numbers.html#K6" title="NUMBERS:func.6">0</a>  implies 1 <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K7" title="XCMPLX_0:func.7">/</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">x</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">x</font> <a href="power.html#K3" title="POWER:func.3">to_power</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="binop_2.html#K7" title="BINOP_2:func.7">-</a> 1</span>)</span> )</span><br/>

<b>assume </b><a NAME="E1:2"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c1">x</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR4" title="XXREAL_0:NR.4">&gt;</a>  <a href="numbers.html#K6" title="NUMBERS:func.6">0</a> 
 ; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> 1 <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K7" title="XCMPLX_0:func.7">/</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">x</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">x</font> <a href="power.html#K3" title="POWER:func.3">to_power</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="binop_2.html#K7" title="BINOP_2:func.7">-</a> 1</span>)</span></span><br/>

<b>then </b><font color="Maroon" title="c1">x</font> <a href="power.html#K3" title="POWER:func.3">to_power</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="binop_2.html#K7" title="BINOP_2:func.7">-</a> 1</span>)</span> = 
<span class="p1">(<span class="default">1 <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K7" title="XCMPLX_0:func.7">/</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">x</font></span>)</span> <a href="power.html#K3" title="POWER:func.3">to_power</a> 1
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="power.html#T37" title="POWER:th.37">POWER:37</a></i>
<br/>.= 
1 <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K7" title="XCMPLX_0:func.7">/</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">x</font>
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="power.html#T30" title="POWER:th.30">POWER:30</a></i>
;<br/>
<b>hence </b><a NAME="E3:2"/>
1 <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K7" title="XCMPLX_0:func.7">/</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">x</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">x</font> <a href="power.html#K3" title="POWER:func.3">to_power</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="binop_2.html#K7" title="BINOP_2:func.7">-</a> 1</span>)</span>
 ; <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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