let i be Element of NAT ; for f being FinSequence of the carrier of (TOP-REAL 2) st f is special & f is alternating & 1 <= i & i + 2 <= len f holds
f /. (i + 1) is_extremal_in (LSeg f,i) \/ (LSeg f,(i + 1))
let f be FinSequence of the carrier of (TOP-REAL 2); ( f is special & f is alternating & 1 <= i & i + 2 <= len f implies f /. (i + 1) is_extremal_in (LSeg f,i) \/ (LSeg f,(i + 1)) )
assume that
A1:
( f is special & f is alternating )
and
A2:
1 <= i
and
A3:
i + 2 <= len f
; f /. (i + 1) is_extremal_in (LSeg f,i) \/ (LSeg f,(i + 1))
set p2 = f /. (i + 1);
i + 1 <= i + 2
by XREAL_1:8;
then
i + 1 <= len f
by A3, XXREAL_0:2;
then
LSeg f,i = LSeg (f /. i),(f /. (i + 1))
by A2, TOPREAL1:def 5;
then
f /. (i + 1) in LSeg f,i
by RLTOPSP1:69;
then A4:
f /. (i + 1) in (LSeg f,i) \/ (LSeg f,(i + 1))
by XBOOLE_0:def 3;
for p, q being Point of (TOP-REAL 2) st f /. (i + 1) in LSeg p,q & LSeg p,q c= (LSeg f,i) \/ (LSeg f,(i + 1)) & not f /. (i + 1) = p holds
f /. (i + 1) = q
by A1, A2, A3, Th58;
hence
f /. (i + 1) is_extremal_in (LSeg f,i) \/ (LSeg f,(i + 1))
by A4, Def1; verum