let X be non empty TopSpace; :: thesis: for a, b, c, d, e being Point of X st a,b are_connected & b,c are_connected & c,d are_connected & d,e are_connected holds
for A being Path of a,b
for B being Path of b,c
for C being Path of c,d
for D being Path of d,e holds (A + (B + C)) + D,(A + B) + (C + D) are_homotopic
let a, b, c, d, e be Point of X; :: thesis: ( a,b are_connected & b,c are_connected & c,d are_connected & d,e are_connected implies for A being Path of a,b
for B being Path of b,c
for C being Path of c,d
for D being Path of d,e holds (A + (B + C)) + D,(A + B) + (C + D) are_homotopic )
assume that
A1: ( a,b are_connected & b,c are_connected ) and
A2: ( c,d are_connected & d,e are_connected ) ; :: thesis: for A being Path of a,b
for B being Path of b,c
for C being Path of c,d
for D being Path of d,e holds (A + (B + C)) + D,(A + B) + (C + D) are_homotopic
let A be Path of a,b; :: thesis: for B being Path of b,c
for C being Path of c,d
for D being Path of d,e holds (A + (B + C)) + D,(A + B) + (C + D) are_homotopic
let B be Path of b,c; :: thesis: for C being Path of c,d
for D being Path of d,e holds (A + (B + C)) + D,(A + B) + (C + D) are_homotopic
let C be Path of c,d; :: thesis: for D being Path of d,e holds (A + (B + C)) + D,(A + B) + (C + D) are_homotopic
let D be Path of d,e; :: thesis: (A + (B + C)) + D,(A + B) + (C + D) are_homotopic
a,c are_connected by A1, BORSUK_6:42;
then A3: ((A + B) + C) + D,(A + B) + (C + D) are_homotopic by A2, BORSUK_6:73;
((A + B) + C) + D,(A + (B + C)) + D are_homotopic by A1, A2, Th31;
hence (A + (B + C)) + D,(A + B) + (C + D) are_homotopic by A3, BORSUK_6:79; :: thesis: verum