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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">A</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">e</font> being  <a href="struct_0.html#NM1" title="STRUCT_0:NM.1">Element</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font>  st <font color="Olive" title="b1">A</font> is <a href="matroid0.html#V5" title="MATROID0:attr.5">cycle</a> &amp; <font color="Olive" title="b2">e</font> <a href="hidden.html#R2" title="HIDDEN:pred.2">in</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">A</font> holds <br/><font color="Olive" title="b2">e</font> <a href="matroid0.html#R2" title="MATROID0:pred.2">is_dependent_on</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">A</font> <a href="subset_1.html#K7" title="SUBSET_1:func.7">\</a> <span class="p1"><a href="domain_1.html#K6" title="DOMAIN_1:func.6">{</a><span class="default"><font color="Olive" title="b2">e</font></span><a href="domain_1.html#K6" title="DOMAIN_1:func.6">}</a></span></span><br/><b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</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">e</font> being  <a href="struct_0.html#NM1" title="STRUCT_0:NM.1">Element</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font>  st <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> is <a href="matroid0.html#V5" title="MATROID0:attr.5">cycle</a> &amp; <font color="Olive" title="b1">e</font> <a href="hidden.html#R2" title="HIDDEN:pred.2">in</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> holds <br/><font color="Olive" title="b1">e</font> <a href="matroid0.html#R2" title="MATROID0:pred.2">is_dependent_on</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> <a href="subset_1.html#K7" title="SUBSET_1:func.7">\</a> <span class="p1"><a href="domain_1.html#K6" title="DOMAIN_1:func.6">{</a><span class="default"><font color="Olive" title="b1">e</font></span><a href="domain_1.html#K6" title="DOMAIN_1:func.6">}</a></span></span><br/><b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c3">e</font> be   <a href="struct_0.html#NM1" title="STRUCT_0:NM.1">Element</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="c2">A</font> is <a href="matroid0.html#V5" title="MATROID0:attr.5">cycle</a> &amp; <font color="Maroon" title="c3">e</font> <a href="hidden.html#R2" title="HIDDEN:pred.2">in</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> implies <font color="Maroon" title="c3">e</font> <a href="matroid0.html#R2" title="MATROID0:pred.2">is_dependent_on</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> <a href="subset_1.html#K7" title="SUBSET_1:func.7">\</a> <span class="p1"><a href="domain_1.html#K6" title="DOMAIN_1:func.6">{</a><span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c3">e</font></span><a href="domain_1.html#K6" title="DOMAIN_1:func.6">}</a></span> )</span><br/>





<b>assume </b><a NAME="E1:79"/><i><font color="Green" title="E41">Z0</font></i>: 
( <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> is <a href="matroid0.html#V5" title="MATROID0:attr.5">cycle</a> &amp; <font color="Maroon" title="c3">e</font> <a href="hidden.html#R2" title="HIDDEN:pred.2">in</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> )
 ; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">e</font> <a href="matroid0.html#R2" title="MATROID0:pred.2">is_dependent_on</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> <a href="subset_1.html#K7" title="SUBSET_1:func.7">\</a> <span class="p1"><a href="domain_1.html#K6" title="DOMAIN_1:func.6">{</a><span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c3">e</font></span><a href="domain_1.html#K6" title="DOMAIN_1:func.6">}</a></span></span><br/>

<b>then reconsider </b><font color="Maroon" title="c4">Ae</font> = <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> <a href="subset_1.html#K7" title="SUBSET_1:func.7">\</a> <span class="p1"><a href="domain_1.html#K6" title="DOMAIN_1:func.6">{</a><span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c3">e</font></span><a href="domain_1.html#K6" title="DOMAIN_1:func.6">}</a></span> 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> <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="matroid0.html#D16" target="_self" title="MATROID0:def.16">CYCLE</a></i>;<br/>
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<font color="Maroon" title="c4">Ae</font> <a href="matroid0.html#R1" title="MATROID0:pred.1">is_maximal_independent_in</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font>
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E1:79"><i><font color="Green" title="E41">Z0</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="matroid0.html#T38" target="_self" title="MATROID0:th.38">C5</a></i>;<br/>
<a NAME="E4:79"/><b>then </b>
 <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">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="c4">Ae</font>
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="matroid0.html#T19" target="_self" title="MATROID0:th.19">ThR2</a></i>;<br/>
<b>hence </b> <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> <a href="subset_1.html#K7" title="SUBSET_1:func.7">\</a> <span class="p3"><a href="domain_1.html#K6" title="DOMAIN_1:func.6">{</a><span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c3">e</font></span><a href="domain_1.html#K6" title="DOMAIN_1:func.6">}</a></span></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K4" title="SUBSET_1:func.4">\/</a> <span class="p2"><a href="domain_1.html#K6" title="DOMAIN_1:func.6">{</a><span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c3">e</font></span><a href="domain_1.html#K6" title="DOMAIN_1:func.6">}</a></span></span>)</span> = 
 <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c4">Ae</font>
<b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E1:79"><i><font color="Green" title="E41">Z0</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="zfmisc_1.html#T140" title="ZFMISC_1:th.140">ZFMISC_1:140</a></i>
<br/>.= 
 <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> <a href="subset_1.html#K7" title="SUBSET_1:func.7">\</a> <span class="p2"><a href="domain_1.html#K6" title="DOMAIN_1:func.6">{</a><span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c3">e</font></span><a href="domain_1.html#K6" title="DOMAIN_1:func.6">}</a></span></span>)</span>
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="matroid0.html#T21" target="_self" title="MATROID0:th.21">ThR4</a></i>
;<br/> <i><font color="Red">:: according to </font></i><a class="ref" href="matroid0.html#D14" target="_self" title="MATROID0:def.14">MATROID0:def 14</a> <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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