English
Let x,y,z be sequences. If x ≠ z, then min(firstDiff x y, firstDiff y z) ≤ firstDiff x z.
Русский
Пусть x,y,z — последовательности. Если x ≠ z, то min(firstDiff x y, firstDiff y z) ≤ firstDiff x z.
LaTeX
$$$\\forall x,y,z:\\, (x \\neq z) \\Rightarrow \\min\\big(\\operatorname{firstDiff}(x,y),\\operatorname{firstDiff}(y,z)\\big) \\le \\operatorname{firstDiff}(x,z)$$$
Lean4
theorem min_firstDiff_le (x y z : ∀ n, E n) (h : x ≠ z) : min (firstDiff x y) (firstDiff y z) ≤ firstDiff x z :=
by
by_contra! H
rw [lt_min_iff] at H
refine apply_firstDiff_ne h ?_
calc
x (firstDiff x z) = y (firstDiff x z) := apply_eq_of_lt_firstDiff H.1
_ = z (firstDiff x z) := apply_eq_of_lt_firstDiff H.2