let n be Element of NAT ; for C being compact non horizontal non vertical Subset of (TOP-REAL 2) holds
( 1 <= (X-SpanStart (C,n)) -' 1 & (X-SpanStart (C,n)) -' 1 < len (Gauge (C,n)) )
let C be compact non horizontal non vertical Subset of (TOP-REAL 2); ( 1 <= (X-SpanStart (C,n)) -' 1 & (X-SpanStart (C,n)) -' 1 < len (Gauge (C,n)) )
2 < X-SpanStart (C,n)
by Th58;
then A1:
((X-SpanStart (C,n)) -' 1) + 1 = X-SpanStart (C,n)
by XREAL_1:237, XXREAL_0:2;
1 < X-SpanStart (C,n)
by Th58, XXREAL_0:2;
hence
1 <= (X-SpanStart (C,n)) -' 1
by A1, NAT_1:13; (X-SpanStart (C,n)) -' 1 < len (Gauge (C,n))
( X-SpanStart (C,n) < len (Gauge (C,n)) & (X-SpanStart (C,n)) -' 1 <= X-SpanStart (C,n) )
by Th58, NAT_D:44;
hence
(X-SpanStart (C,n)) -' 1 < len (Gauge (C,n))
by XXREAL_0:2; verum