let p, q be Point of (TOP-REAL 2); ( ( p `1 = q `1 or p `2 = q `2 ) implies <*p,q*> is special )
assume A1:
( p `1 = q `1 or p `2 = q `2 )
; <*p,q*> is special
set f = <*p,q*>;
let i be Nat; TOPREAL1:def 5 ( not 1 <= i or not i + 1 <= len <*p,q*> or (<*p,q*> /. i) `1 = (<*p,q*> /. (i + 1)) `1 or (<*p,q*> /. i) `2 = (<*p,q*> /. (i + 1)) `2 )
assume that
A2:
1 <= i
and
A3:
i + 1 <= len <*p,q*>
; ( (<*p,q*> /. i) `1 = (<*p,q*> /. (i + 1)) `1 or (<*p,q*> /. i) `2 = (<*p,q*> /. (i + 1)) `2 )
len <*p,q*> = 1 + 1
by FINSEQ_1:44;
then
i <= 1
by A3, XREAL_1:6;
then A4:
i = 1
by A2, XXREAL_0:1;
then
<*p,q*> /. i = p
by FINSEQ_4:17;
hence
( (<*p,q*> /. i) `1 = (<*p,q*> /. (i + 1)) `1 or (<*p,q*> /. i) `2 = (<*p,q*> /. (i + 1)) `2 )
by A1, A4, FINSEQ_4:17; verum