let A, B, C be category; ( A,B are_opposite implies ( A,C are_equivalent iff B,C are_dual ) )
assume A1:
A,B are_opposite
; ( A,C are_equivalent iff B,C are_dual )
C,C opp are_opposite
by Def4;
hence
( A,C are_equivalent iff B,C are_dual )
by A1, Th25; verum