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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#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">n</font> &amp; <font color="Olive" title="b1">n</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K7" title="POLYFORM:func.7">dim</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="nat_1.html#K2" title="NAT_1:func.2">+</a> 2 holds <br/><span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K29" title="POLYFORM:func.29">alternating-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"><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> <span class="p1">(<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></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#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> &amp; <font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K7" title="POLYFORM:func.7">dim</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="nat_1.html#K2" title="NAT_1:func.2">+</a> 2 implies <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K29" title="POLYFORM:func.29">alternating-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"><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> <span class="p1">(<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><br/>



<b>assume </b><a NAME="E1:117"/><i><font color="Green" title="E97">A1</font></i>: 
1 <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&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#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K7" title="POLYFORM:func.7">dim</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="nat_1.html#K2" title="NAT_1:func.2">+</a> 2 or <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K29" title="POLYFORM:func.29">alternating-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"><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> <span class="p1">(<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><br/>

<b>assume </b><a NAME="E2:117"/><i><font color="Green" title="E98">A2</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K7" title="POLYFORM:func.7">dim</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="nat_1.html#K2" title="NAT_1:func.2">+</a> 2
 ; <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#K29" title="POLYFORM:func.29">alternating-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"><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> <span class="p1">(<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><br/>

<b>set </b><font color="Maroon" title="c3">acs</font> =  <a href="polyform.html#K29" title="POLYFORM:func.29">alternating-f-vector</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font>;<br/>
<b>set </b><font color="Maroon" title="c4">apcs</font> =  <a href="polyform.html#K30" title="POLYFORM:func.30">alternating-proper-f-vector</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font>;<br/>
<a NAME="E3:117"/><i><font color="Green" title="E99">A3</font></i>: 
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K29" title="POLYFORM:func.29">alternating-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"><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> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font></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> 2</span>)</span></span>)</span>
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E1:117"><i><font color="Green" title="E97">A1</font></i></a>, <a class="txt" href="#E2:117"><i><font color="Green" title="E98">A2</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="polyform.html#D26" target="_self" title="POLYFORM:def.26">Def26</a></i>;<br/>
<a NAME="E4:117"/>
 <a href="numbers.html#K6" title="NUMBERS:func.6">0</a>  <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 1
 
<div><a class="txt" onclick="hs2(this)" href="javascript:()" title="117_1"><b>proof </b></a><div class="add">

<a NAME="E1:117_1"/>
1 <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 1 <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="numbers.html#K6" title="NUMBERS:func.6">0</a> 
 
;<br/>
<b>hence </b><a NAME="E2:117_1"/>
 <a href="numbers.html#K6" title="NUMBERS:func.6">0</a>  <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 1
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E1:117"><i><font color="Green" title="E97">A1</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="xreal_1.html#T15" title="XREAL_1:th.15">XREAL_1:15</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>then reconsider </b><font color="Maroon" title="c5">m</font> = <font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 1 as    <a href="subset_1.html#M2" title="SUBSET_1:mode.2">Element</a> of  <a href="numbers.html#K5" title="NUMBERS:func.5">NAT</a>  <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="int_1.html#T16" title="INT_1:th.16">INT_1:16</a></i>;<br/>
<b>reconsider </b><font color="Maroon" title="c6">m</font> = <font color="Maroon" title="c5">m</font> as   <a href="nat_1.html#NM1" title="NAT_1:NM.1">Nat</a> ;<br/>
<a NAME="E7:117"/><i><font color="Green" title="E100">A4</font></i>: 
1 <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c6">m</font>
 
<div><a class="txt" onclick="hs2(this)" href="javascript:()" title="117_2"><b>proof </b></a><div class="add">

<a NAME="E1:117_2"/><i><font color="Green" title="E101">A5</font></i>: 
2 <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font>
 
<div><a class="txt" onclick="hs2(this)" href="javascript:()" title="117_2_1"><b>proof </b></a><div class="add">

<a NAME="E1:117_2_1"/>
1 <a href="nat_1.html#K2" title="NAT_1:func.2">+</a> 1 <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> 2
 
;<br/>
<b>hence </b><a NAME="E2:117_2_1"/>
2 <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E1:117"><i><font color="Green" title="E97">A1</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="int_1.html#T20" title="INT_1:th.20">INT_1:20</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>
<a NAME="E2:117_2"/>
2 <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 1 <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> 1
 
;<br/>
<b>hence </b><a NAME="E3:117_2"/>
1 <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c6">m</font>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E1:117_2"><i><font color="Green" title="E101">A5</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="xreal_1.html#T15" title="XREAL_1:th.15">XREAL_1:15</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>
<a NAME="E8:117"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c6">m</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>
 
<div><a class="txt" onclick="hs2(this)" href="javascript:()" title="117_3"><b>proof </b></a><div class="add">

<a NAME="E1:117_3"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K7" title="POLYFORM:func.7">dim</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="nat_1.html#K2" title="NAT_1:func.2">+</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="nat_1.html#K2" title="NAT_1:func.2">+</a> 1
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E2:117"><i><font color="Green" title="E98">A2</font></i></a></i>;<br/>
<a NAME="E2:117_3"/><b>then </b>
<font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K7" title="POLYFORM:func.7">dim</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="nat_1.html#K2" title="NAT_1:func.2">+</a> 1
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="nat_1.html#T13" title="NAT_1:th.13">NAT_1:13</a></i>;<br/>
<a NAME="E3:117_3"/><b>then </b>
<font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 1 <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K7" title="POLYFORM:func.7">dim</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="nat_1.html#K2" title="NAT_1:func.2">+</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 1
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="xreal_1.html#T11" title="XREAL_1:th.11">XREAL_1:11</a></i>;<br/>
<b>hence </b><a NAME="E4:117_3"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c6">m</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>
 ; <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>
<a NAME="E9:117"/><b>then </b>
<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="c6">m</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <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="c6">m</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="c6">m</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="#E7:117"><i><font color="Green" title="E100">A4</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="polyform.html#D27" target="_self" title="POLYFORM:def.27">Def27</a></i>;<br/>
<b>hence </b><a NAME="E10:117"/>
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K29" title="POLYFORM:func.29">alternating-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"><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> <span class="p1">(<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>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E3:117"><i><font color="Green" title="E99">A3</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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