let A, B be category; :: thesis: for F, F1, F2, F3 being covariant Functor of A,B st F is_transformable_to F1 & F1 is_transformable_to F2 & F2 is_transformable_to F3 holds
for t1 being transformation of F,F1
for t2 being transformation of F1,F2
for t3 being transformation of F2,F3 holds (t3 `*` t2) `*` t1 = t3 `*` (t2 `*` t1)

let F, F1, F2, F3 be covariant Functor of A,B; :: thesis: ( F is_transformable_to F1 & F1 is_transformable_to F2 & F2 is_transformable_to F3 implies for t1 being transformation of F,F1
for t2 being transformation of F1,F2
for t3 being transformation of F2,F3 holds (t3 `*` t2) `*` t1 = t3 `*` (t2 `*` t1) )

assume A1: ( F is_transformable_to F1 & F1 is_transformable_to F2 & F2 is_transformable_to F3 ) ; :: thesis: for t1 being transformation of F,F1
for t2 being transformation of F1,F2
for t3 being transformation of F2,F3 holds (t3 `*` t2) `*` t1 = t3 `*` (t2 `*` t1)

let t1 be transformation of F,F1; :: thesis: for t2 being transformation of F1,F2
for t3 being transformation of F2,F3 holds (t3 `*` t2) `*` t1 = t3 `*` (t2 `*` t1)

let t2 be transformation of F1,F2; :: thesis: for t3 being transformation of F2,F3 holds (t3 `*` t2) `*` t1 = t3 `*` (t2 `*` t1)
let t3 be transformation of F2,F3; :: thesis: (t3 `*` t2) `*` t1 = t3 `*` (t2 `*` t1)
A2: ( F is_transformable_to F2 & F1 is_transformable_to F3 ) by A1, Th4;
then A3: F is_transformable_to F3 by A1, Th4;
now
let a be object of A; :: thesis: ((t3 `*` t2) `*` t1) ! a = (t3 `*` (t2 `*` t1)) ! a
A4: ( <^(F . a),(F1 . a)^> <> {} & <^(F1 . a),(F2 . a)^> <> {} & <^(F2 . a),(F3 . a)^> <> {} ) by A1, Def1;
thus ((t3 `*` t2) `*` t1) ! a = ((t3 `*` t2) ! a) * (t1 ! a) by A1, A2, Def5
.= ((t3 ! a) * (t2 ! a)) * (t1 ! a) by A1, Def5
.= (t3 ! a) * ((t2 ! a) * (t1 ! a)) by A4, ALTCAT_1:25
.= (t3 ! a) * ((t2 `*` t1) ! a) by A1, Def5
.= (t3 `*` (t2 `*` t1)) ! a by A1, A2, Def5 ; :: thesis: verum
end;
hence (t3 `*` t2) `*` t1 = t3 `*` (t2 `*` t1) by A3, Th5; :: thesis: verum