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<span class="kw">let </span><font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font> be   <a href="polyform.html#NM2" title="POLYFORM:NM.2">polyhedron</a>; <a class="txt" onmouseover="tooltip.show('hs',this)" onmouseout="tooltip.hide()" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><span class="comment"><font color="firebrick">::  thesis: </font></span></a><span class="hide">  for <font color="Olive" title="b1">n</font> being   <a href="ordinal1.html#NM6" title="ORDINAL1:NM.6">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#K4" title="POLYFORM:func.4">dim</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K2" title="XCMPLX_0:func.2">+</a> 2 holds <br/><span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K25" title="POLYFORM:func.25">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#K26" title="POLYFORM:func.26">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/><span class="kw">let </span><font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font> be   <a href="ordinal1.html#NM6" title="ORDINAL1:NM.6">Nat</a>; <a class="txt" onmouseover="tooltip.show('hs',this)" onmouseout="tooltip.hide()" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><span class="comment"><font color="firebrick">::  thesis: </font></span></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#K4" title="POLYFORM:func.4">dim</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K2" title="XCMPLX_0:func.2">+</a> 2 implies <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K25" title="POLYFORM:func.25">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#K26" title="POLYFORM:func.26">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/>



<span class="kw">assume </span><a NAME="E1:112"/><span class="lab"><font color="Green" title="E88">A1</font></span>: 
1 <a href="xxreal_0.html#NR3" title="XXREAL_0:NR.3">&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font>
 ; <a class="txt" onmouseover="tooltip.show('hs',this)" onmouseout="tooltip.hide()" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><span class="comment"><font color="firebrick">::  thesis: </font></span></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#K4" title="POLYFORM:func.4">dim</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K2" title="XCMPLX_0:func.2">+</a> 2 or <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K25" title="POLYFORM:func.25">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#K26" title="POLYFORM:func.26">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/>

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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#K5" title="NUMBERS:func.5">0</a> 
 
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<span class="kw">then </span><span class="kw">reconsider </span><font color="Maroon" title="c3">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#M1" title="SUBSET_1:mode.1">Element</a> of  <a href="numbers.html#NK1" title="NUMBERS:NK.1">NAT</a>  <span class="kw">by</span> <span class="lab"><a class="txt" href="#E1:112"><span class="lab"><font color="Green" title="E88">A1</font></span></a>, <a class="ref" href="int_1.html#T3" onmouseover="rs('int_1/T3')" onmouseout="rh()">INT_1:3</a>, <a class="ref" href="xreal_1.html#T13" onmouseover="rs('xreal_1/T13')" onmouseout="rh()">XREAL_1:13</a></span>;<br/>
<span class="kw">reconsider </span><font color="Maroon" title="c4">m</font> = <font color="Maroon" title="c3">m</font> as   <a href="ordinal1.html#NM6" title="ORDINAL1:NM.6">Nat</a> ;<br/>
<span class="kw">set </span><font color="Maroon" title="c5">apcs</font> =  <a href="polyform.html#K26" title="POLYFORM:func.26">alternating-proper-f-vector</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font>;<br/>
<span class="kw">set </span><font color="Maroon" title="c6">acs</font> =  <a href="polyform.html#K25" title="POLYFORM:func.25">alternating-f-vector</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font>;<br/>
<a NAME="E5:112"/><span class="lab"><font color="Green" title="E89">A2</font></span>: 
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
 
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<a NAME="E6:112"/>
1 <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K2" title="XCMPLX_0:func.2">+</a> 1 <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> 2
 
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<a NAME="E7:112"/><span class="kw">then </span>
2 <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font>
 
<span class="kw">by</span> <span class="lab"><a class="txt" href="#E1:112"><span class="lab"><font color="Green" title="E88">A1</font></span></a>, <a class="ref" href="int_1.html#T7" onmouseover="rs('int_1/T7')" onmouseout="rh()">INT_1:7</a></span>;<br/>
<a NAME="E8:112"/><span class="kw">then </span><span class="lab"><font color="Green" title="E90">A3</font></span>: 
1 <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c4">m</font>
 
<span class="kw">by</span> <span class="lab"><a class="txt" href="#E5:112"><span class="lab"><font color="Green" title="E89">A2</font></span></a>, <a class="ref" href="xreal_1.html#T13" onmouseover="rs('xreal_1/T13')" onmouseout="rh()">XREAL_1:13</a></span>;<br/>
<span class="kw">assume </span><a NAME="E9:112"/><span class="lab"><font color="Green" title="E91">A4</font></span>: 
<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#K4" title="POLYFORM:func.4">dim</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K2" title="XCMPLX_0:func.2">+</a> 2
 ; <a class="txt" onmouseover="tooltip.show('hs',this)" onmouseout="tooltip.hide()" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><span class="comment"><font color="firebrick">::  thesis: </font></span></a><span class="hide"> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K25" title="POLYFORM:func.25">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#K26" title="POLYFORM:func.26">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/>

<a NAME="E10:112"/><span class="kw">then </span>
<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#K4" title="POLYFORM:func.4">dim</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K2" title="XCMPLX_0:func.2">+</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K2" title="XCMPLX_0:func.2">+</a> 1
 
;<br/>
<a NAME="E11:112"/><span class="kw">then </span>
<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#K4" title="POLYFORM:func.4">dim</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K2" title="XCMPLX_0:func.2">+</a> 1
 
<span class="kw">by</span> <span class="lab"><a class="ref" href="nat_1.html#T13" onmouseover="rs('nat_1/T13')" onmouseout="rh()">NAT_1:13</a></span>;<br/>
<a NAME="E12:112"/><span class="kw">then </span>
<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#K4" title="POLYFORM:func.4">dim</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font></span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K2" title="XCMPLX_0:func.2">+</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 1
 
<span class="kw">by</span> <span class="lab"><a class="ref" href="xreal_1.html#T9" onmouseover="rs('xreal_1/T9')" onmouseout="rh()">XREAL_1:9</a></span>;<br/>
<a NAME="E13:112"/><span class="kw">then </span><span class="lab"><font color="Green" title="E92">A5</font></span>: 
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K26" title="POLYFORM:func.26">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="c4">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="newton.html#K1" title="NEWTON:func.1">|^</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c4">m</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K2" title="XCMPLX_0:func.2">+</a> 1</span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K3" title="XCMPLX_0:func.3">*</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K8" title="POLYFORM:func.8">num-polytopes</a> (<font color="Maroon" title="c1">p</font>,<span class="p2">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c4">m</font> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K6" title="XCMPLX_0:func.6">-</a> 1</span>)</span>)</span>)</span>
 
<span class="kw">by</span> <span class="lab"><a class="txt" href="#E8:112"><span class="lab"><font color="Green" title="E90">A3</font></span></a>, <a class="ref" href="polyform.html#D27" target="_self" onmouseover="rs('polyform/D27')" onmouseout="rh()">Def27</a></span>;<br/>
<a NAME="E14:112"/>
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K25" title="POLYFORM:func.25">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="newton.html#K1" title="NEWTON:func.1">|^</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">n</font></span>)</span> <a href="xcmplx_0.html#K3" title="XCMPLX_0:func.3">*</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K8" title="POLYFORM:func.8">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>
 
<span class="kw">by</span> <span class="lab"><a class="txt" href="#E1:112"><span class="lab"><font color="Green" title="E88">A1</font></span></a>, <a class="txt" href="#E9:112"><span class="lab"><font color="Green" title="E91">A4</font></span></a>, <a class="ref" href="polyform.html#D26" target="_self" onmouseover="rs('polyform/D26')" onmouseout="rh()">Def26</a></span>;<br/>
<span class="kw">hence </span><a NAME="E15:112"/>
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="polyform.html#K25" title="POLYFORM:func.25">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#K26" title="POLYFORM:func.26">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 class="kw">by</span> <span class="lab"><a class="txt" href="#E13:112"><span class="lab"><font color="Green" title="E92">A5</font></span></a></span>; <a class="txt" onmouseover="tooltip.show('hs',this)" onmouseout="tooltip.hide()" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><span class="comment"><font color="firebrick">::  thesis: </font></span></a><span class="hide"> verum</span><br/>


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