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+(**************************************************************************)
+(* ___ *)
+(* ||M|| *)
+(* ||A|| A project by Andrea Asperti *)
+(* ||T|| *)
+(* ||I|| Developers: *)
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+(* \ / *)
+(* \ / This file is distributed under the terms of the *)
+(* v GNU General Public License Version 2 *)
+(* *)
+(**************************************************************************)
+
+include "delayed_updating/syntax/path_head.ma".
+include "delayed_updating/syntax/path_height_labels.ma".
+include "delayed_updating/syntax/path_depth_labels.ma".
+
+(* HEAD FOR PATH ************************************************************)
+
+(* Constructions with depth and height **************************************)
+
+lemma path_head_depth (p) (n):
+ n + ♯(↳[n]p) = ♭↳[n]p.
+#p elim p -p // #l #p #IH
+#n @(nat_ind_succ … n) -n // #n #_
+cases l [ #k ]
+[ <path_head_d_dx <height_d_dx <depth_d_dx <IH //
+| <path_head_m_dx <height_m_dx <depth_m_dx //
+| <path_head_L_dx <height_L_dx <depth_L_dx
+ <nplus_succ_sn //
+| <path_head_A_dx <height_A_dx <depth_A_dx //
+| <path_head_S_dx <height_S_dx <depth_S_dx //
+]
+qed-. (**) (* gets in the way with auto *)