let p be polyhedron; :: thesis: for k being Integer
for c, d being Element of (k -chain-space p)
for x being Element of (k - 1) -polytopes p holds Sum ((incidence-sequence x,c) + (incidence-sequence x,d)) = (Sum (incidence-sequence x,c)) + (Sum (incidence-sequence x,d))

let k be Integer; :: thesis: for c, d being Element of (k -chain-space p)
for x being Element of (k - 1) -polytopes p holds Sum ((incidence-sequence x,c) + (incidence-sequence x,d)) = (Sum (incidence-sequence x,c)) + (Sum (incidence-sequence x,d))

let c, d be Element of (k -chain-space p); :: thesis: for x being Element of (k - 1) -polytopes p holds Sum ((incidence-sequence x,c) + (incidence-sequence x,d)) = (Sum (incidence-sequence x,c)) + (Sum (incidence-sequence x,d))
let x be Element of (k - 1) -polytopes p; :: thesis: Sum ((incidence-sequence x,c) + (incidence-sequence x,d)) = (Sum (incidence-sequence x,c)) + (Sum (incidence-sequence x,d))
set isc = incidence-sequence x,c;
set isd = incidence-sequence x,d;
per cases ( (k - 1) -polytopes p is empty or not (k - 1) -polytopes p is empty ) ;
suppose A1: (k - 1) -polytopes p is empty ; :: thesis: Sum ((incidence-sequence x,c) + (incidence-sequence x,d)) = (Sum (incidence-sequence x,c)) + (Sum (incidence-sequence x,d))
end;
suppose A6: not (k - 1) -polytopes p is empty ; :: thesis: Sum ((incidence-sequence x,c) + (incidence-sequence x,d)) = (Sum (incidence-sequence x,c)) + (Sum (incidence-sequence x,d))
reconsider n = num-polytopes p,k as Element of NAT ;
A7: len (incidence-sequence x,c) = n by A6, Def16;
A8: len (incidence-sequence x,d) = n by A6, Def16;
reconsider isc' = incidence-sequence x,c as Element of n -tuples_on the carrier of Z_2 by A7, FINSEQ_2:110;
reconsider isd' = incidence-sequence x,d as Element of n -tuples_on the carrier of Z_2 by A8, FINSEQ_2:110;
Sum ((incidence-sequence x,c) + (incidence-sequence x,d)) = Sum (isc' + isd')
.= (Sum (incidence-sequence x,c)) + (Sum (incidence-sequence x,d)) by FVSUM_1:95 ;
hence Sum ((incidence-sequence x,c) + (incidence-sequence x,d)) = (Sum (incidence-sequence x,c)) + (Sum (incidence-sequence x,d)) ; :: thesis: verum
end;
end;