let a, b be Aleph; :: thesis: ( a c= b implies exp (a,b) = exp (2,b) )
A1: card (bool a) = exp (2,(card a)) by CARD_2:31;
( card a = a & card a in card (bool a) ) by CARD_1:14;
then A2: exp (a,b) c= exp ((exp (2,a)),b) by A1, CARD_2:92;
assume a c= b ; :: thesis: exp (a,b) = exp (2,b)
then A3: ( exp ((exp (2,a)),b) = exp (2,(a *` b)) & a *` b = b ) by Th17, CARD_2:30;
2 in a by Lm2, Th15;
then exp (2,b) c= exp (a,b) by CARD_2:92;
hence exp (a,b) = exp (2,b) by A2, A3; :: thesis: verum