let A, B be MP-wff; ( card (dom A) < card (dom (A '&' B)) & card (dom B) < card (dom (A '&' B)) )
set e = elementary_tree 2;
set y = ((elementary_tree 2) --> [2,0]) with-replacement (<*0*>,A);
A1:
not <*1*> is_a_proper_prefix_of <*0*>
by TREES_1:52;
A2:
( <*0*> in elementary_tree 2 & dom ((elementary_tree 2) --> [2,0]) = elementary_tree 2 )
by FUNCOP_1:13, TREES_1:28;
then A3:
dom (((elementary_tree 2) --> [2,0]) with-replacement (<*0*>,A)) = (dom ((elementary_tree 2) --> [2,0])) with-replacement (<*0*>,(dom A))
by TREES_2:def 11;
( <*1*> in elementary_tree 2 & not <*0*> is_a_proper_prefix_of <*1*> )
by TREES_1:28, TREES_1:52;
then A4:
<*1*> in dom (((elementary_tree 2) --> [2,0]) with-replacement (<*0*>,A))
by A2, A3, TREES_1:def 9;
then A5:
dom (A '&' B) = (dom (((elementary_tree 2) --> [2,0]) with-replacement (<*0*>,A))) with-replacement (<*1*>,(dom B))
by TREES_2:def 11;
then reconsider u = <*1*> as Element of dom (A '&' B) by A4, TREES_1:def 9;
<*0*> in dom (((elementary_tree 2) --> [2,0]) with-replacement (<*0*>,A))
by A2, A3, TREES_1:def 9;
then reconsider o = <*0*> as Element of dom (A '&' B) by A4, A5, A1, TREES_1:def 9;
then A11:
dom A = (dom (A '&' B)) | o
by TREES_1:def 6;
then A13:
dom B = (dom (A '&' B)) | u
by TREES_1:def 6;
o <> Root (dom (A '&' B))
;
hence
card (dom A) < card (dom (A '&' B))
by A11, Th26; card (dom B) < card (dom (A '&' B))
u <> Root (dom (A '&' B))
;
hence
card (dom B) < card (dom (A '&' B))
by A13, Th26; verum