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<b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font> be  <a href="matroid0.html#V4" title="MATROID0:attr.4">finite-degree</a> <a href="matroid0.html#NM2" title="MATROID0:NM.2">Matroid</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">C</font> being  <a href="struct_0.html#NM2" title="STRUCT_0:NM.2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font><br/> for <font color="Olive" title="b2">A</font> being <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a> <a href="struct_0.html#NM2" title="STRUCT_0:NM.2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font> holds <br/> ( <font color="Olive" title="b2">A</font> <a href="matroid0.html#R1" title="MATROID0:pred.1">is_maximal_independent_in</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">C</font> iff ( <font color="Olive" title="b2">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">C</font> &amp;  <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Olive" title="b2">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">C</font> ) )</span><br/><b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> be   <a href="struct_0.html#NM2" title="STRUCT_0:NM.2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font>; <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">A</font> being <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a> <a href="struct_0.html#NM2" title="STRUCT_0:NM.2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font> holds <br/> ( <font color="Olive" title="b1">A</font> <a href="matroid0.html#R1" title="MATROID0:pred.1">is_maximal_independent_in</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> iff ( <font color="Olive" title="b1">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> &amp;  <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> ) )</span><br/>



<b>set </b><font color="Maroon" title="c3">X</font> = <span class="p1">{<span class="default"> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">A</font></span>)</span> where <font color="Olive" title="b1">A</font> is  <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a> <a href="struct_0.html#NM2" title="STRUCT_0:NM.2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font> : <font color="Olive" title="b1">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> </span>}</span> ;<br/>
<div><i><font color="Green" title="E24">L</font></i>: <a class="txt" onclick="hs2(this)" href="javascript:()" title="52_1"><b>now </b></a><div class="add"><b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> be  <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a> <a href="struct_0.html#NM2" title="STRUCT_0:NM.2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font>; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> ( <font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> &amp;  <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> implies <font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> <a href="matroid0.html#R1" title="MATROID0:pred.1">is_maximal_independent_in</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> )</span><br/><b>assume </b><a NAME="E1:52_1"/><i><font color="Green" title="E25">A1</font></i>: 
( <font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> &amp;  <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> )
 ; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> <font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> <a href="matroid0.html#R1" title="MATROID0:pred.1">is_maximal_independent_in</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font></span><br/><b>thus </b><a NAME="E2:52_1"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> <a href="matroid0.html#R1" title="MATROID0:pred.1">is_maximal_independent_in</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font>
  <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> verum</span><div><a class="txt" onclick="hs2(this)" href="javascript:()" title="52_1_1"><b>proof </b></a><div class="add">

<b>thus </b><a NAME="E1:52_1_1"/>
( <font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> is <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a> &amp; <font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> )
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E1:52_1"><i><font color="Green" title="E25">A1</font></i></a></i>; <i><font color="Red">:: according to </font></i><a class="ref" href="matroid0.html#D10" target="_self" title="MATROID0:def.10">MATROID0:def 10</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">B</font> being  <a href="struct_0.html#NM2" title="STRUCT_0:NM.2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font>  st <font color="Olive" title="b1">B</font> is <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a> &amp; <font color="Olive" title="b1">B</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> &amp; <font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">B</font> holds <br/><font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">B</font></span><br/>

<b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c5">B</font> be   <a href="struct_0.html#NM2" title="STRUCT_0:NM.2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font>; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> ( <font color="Maroon" title="c5">B</font> is <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a> &amp; <font color="Maroon" title="c5">B</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> &amp; <font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c5">B</font> implies <font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c5">B</font> )</span><br/>

<b>assume </b><a NAME="E2:52_1_1"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c5">B</font> is <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a>
 ; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> (  not <font color="Maroon" title="c5">B</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> or  not <font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c5">B</font> or <font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c5">B</font> )</span><br/>

<b>then reconsider </b><font color="Maroon" title="c6">B'</font> = <font color="Maroon" title="c5">B</font> as  <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a> <a href="struct_0.html#NM2" title="STRUCT_0:NM.2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font> ;<br/>
<b>assume </b><a NAME="E4:52_1_1"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c5">B</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</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="c4">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c5">B</font> or <font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c5">B</font> )</span><br/>

<a NAME="E5:52_1_1"/><b>then </b>
 <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c6">B'</font> <a href="hidden.html#R2" title="HIDDEN:pred.2">in</a> <span class="p1">{<span class="default"> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">A</font></span>)</span> where <font color="Olive" title="b1">A</font> is  <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a> <a href="struct_0.html#NM2" title="STRUCT_0:NM.2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font> : <font color="Olive" title="b1">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> </span>}</span> 
 
;<br/>
<a NAME="E6:52_1_1"/><b>then </b><i><font color="Green" title="E26">A2</font></i>: 
 <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c6">B'</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font>
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="zfmisc_1.html#T92" title="ZFMISC_1:th.92">ZFMISC_1:92</a></i>;<br/>
<b>assume </b><a NAME="E7:52_1_1"/><i><font color="Green" title="E27">A3</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c5">B</font>
 ; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> <font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c5">B</font></span><br/>

<a NAME="E8:52_1_1"/><b>then </b>
 <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a>  <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c6">B'</font>
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="card_1.html#T27" title="CARD_1:th.27">CARD_1:27</a></i>;<br/>
<a NAME="E9:52_1_1"/><b>then </b>
 <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c6">B'</font>
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E1:52_1"><i><font color="Green" title="E25">A1</font></i></a>, <a class="txt" href="#E6:52_1_1"><i><font color="Green" title="E26">A2</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="xboole_0.html#D10" title="XBOOLE_0:def.10">XBOOLE_0:def 10</a></i>;<br/>
<b>hence </b><a NAME="E10:52_1_1"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c4">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c5">B</font>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E7:52_1_1"><i><font color="Green" title="E27">A3</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="card_fin.html#T1" title="CARD_FIN:th.1">CARD_FIN:1</a></i>; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> verum</span><br/>


</div><b>end;</b></div></div><b>end;</b></div>
<b>consider </b><font color="Maroon" title="c4">B</font> being  <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a> <a href="struct_0.html#NM2" title="STRUCT_0:NM.2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font><b> such that </b><br/><a NAME="E3:52"/><i><font color="Green" title="E25">AA</font></i>: 
( <font color="Maroon" title="c4">B</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> &amp;  <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c4">B</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> )
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="matroid0.html#T18" target="_self" title="MATROID0:th.18">ThR1</a></i>;<br/>
<b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c5">A</font> be  <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a> <a href="struct_0.html#NM2" title="STRUCT_0:NM.2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font>; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> ( <font color="Maroon" title="c5">A</font> <a href="matroid0.html#R1" title="MATROID0:pred.1">is_maximal_independent_in</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> iff ( <font color="Maroon" title="c5">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> &amp;  <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c5">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> ) )</span><br/>

<div><b>hereby </b> <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> ( <font color="Maroon" title="c5">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> &amp;  <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c5">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> implies <font color="Maroon" title="c5">A</font> <a href="matroid0.html#R1" title="MATROID0:pred.1">is_maximal_independent_in</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> )</span>
<div class="add"><b>assume </b><a NAME="E1:52_2"/><i><font color="Green" title="E26">A0</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon" title="c5">A</font> <a href="matroid0.html#R1" title="MATROID0:pred.1">is_maximal_independent_in</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font>
 ; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> ( <font color="Maroon" title="c5">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> &amp;  <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c5">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> )</span><br/><b>hence </b><a NAME="E2:52_2"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c5">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="matroid0.html#D10" target="_self" title="MATROID0:def.10">MAXIMAL</a></i>; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide">  <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c5">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font></span><br/><a NAME="E3:52_2"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c4">B</font> <a href="matroid0.html#R1" title="MATROID0:pred.1">is_maximal_independent_in</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E1:52"><i><font color="Green" title="E24">L</font></i></a>, <a class="txt" href="#E3:52"><i><font color="Green" title="E25">AA</font></i></a></i>;<br/><b>hence </b><a NAME="E4:52_2"/>
 <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c5">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E1:52_2"><i><font color="Green" title="E26">A0</font></i></a>, <a class="txt" href="#E3:52"><i><font color="Green" title="E25">AA</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="matroid0.html#T16" target="_self" title="MATROID0:th.16">M3</a></i>; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> verum</span><br/></div>
<b>end;</b></div>

<b>thus </b><a NAME="E5:52"/>
( <font color="Maroon" title="c5">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> &amp;  <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c5">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> implies <font color="Maroon" title="c5">A</font> <a href="matroid0.html#R1" title="MATROID0:pred.1">is_maximal_independent_in</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> )
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E1:52"><i><font color="Green" title="E24">L</font></i></a></i>; <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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