+inductive bi_TC_dx (A,B:Type[0]) (R:bi_relation A B): bi_relation A B ≝
+ |bi_inj_dx : ∀a1,a2,b1,b2. R a1 b1 a2 b2 → bi_TC_dx A B R a1 b1 a2 b2
+ |bi_step_dx : ∀a1,a,a2,b1,b,b2. R a1 b1 a b → bi_TC_dx A B R a b a2 b2 →
+ bi_TC_dx A B R a1 b1 a2 b2.
+
+lemma bi_TC_dx_strap: ∀A,B. ∀R: bi_relation A B.
+ ∀a1,a,a2,b1,b,b2. bi_TC_dx A B R a1 b1 a b →
+ R a b a2 b2 → bi_TC_dx A B R a1 b1 a2 b2.
+#A #B #R #a1 #a #a2 #b1 #b #b2 #H1 elim H1 -a -b /3 width=4/
+qed.
+
+lemma bi_TC_to_bi_TC_dx: ∀A,B. ∀R: bi_relation A B.
+ ∀a1,a2,b1,b2. bi_TC … R a1 b1 a2 b2 →
+ bi_TC_dx … R a1 b1 a2 b2.
+#A #B #R #a1 #a2 #b1 #b2 #H12 elim H12 -a2 -b2 /2 width=4/
+qed.
+
+lemma bi_TC_dx_to_bi_TC: ∀A,B. ∀R: bi_relation A B.
+ ∀a1,a2,b1,b2. bi_TC_dx … R a1 b1 a2 b2 →
+ bi_TC … R a1 b1 a2 b2.
+#A #b #R #a1 #a2 #b1 #b2 #H12 elim H12 -a1 -a2 -b1 -b2 /2 width=4/
+qed.
+
+fact bi_TC_ind_dx_aux: ∀A,B,R,a2,b2. ∀P:relation2 A B.
+ (∀a1,b1. R a1 b1 a2 b2 → P a1 b1) →
+ (∀a1,a,b1,b. R a1 b1 a b → bi_TC … R a b a2 b2 → P a b → P a1 b1) →
+ ∀a1,a,b1,b. bi_TC … R a1 b1 a b → a = a2 → b = b2 → P a1 b1.
+#A #B #R #a2 #b2 #P #H1 #H2 #a1 #a #b1 #b #H1
+elim (bi_TC_to_bi_TC_dx ??????? H1) -a1 -a -b1 -b
+[ #a1 #x #b1 #y #H1 #Hx #Hy destruct /2 width=1/
+| #a1 #a #x #b1 #b #y #H1 #H #IH #Hx #Hy destruct /3 width=5/
+]
+qed-.
+
+lemma bi_TC_ind_dx: ∀A,B,R,a2,b2. ∀P:relation2 A B.
+ (∀a1,b1. R a1 b1 a2 b2 → P a1 b1) →
+ (∀a1,a,b1,b. R a1 b1 a b → bi_TC … R a b a2 b2 → P a b → P a1 b1) →
+ ∀a1,b1. bi_TC … R a1 b1 a2 b2 → P a1 b1.
+#A #B #R #a2 #b2 #P #H1 #H2 #a1 #b1 #H12
+@(bi_TC_ind_dx_aux ?????? H1 H2 … H12) //
+qed-.
+
+lemma bi_TC_symmetric: ∀A,B,R. bi_symmetric A B R →
+ bi_symmetric A B (bi_TC … R).
+#A #B #R #HR #a1 #a2 #b1 #b2 #H21
+@(bi_TC_ind_dx ?????????? H21) -a2 -b2 /3 width=1/ /3 width=4/