Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem ballotlem1ri

Description: When the vote on the first tie is for A, the first vote is also for A on the reverse counting. (Contributed by Thierry Arnoux, 18-Apr-2017)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses ballotth.m M
ballotth.n N
ballotth.o O = c 𝒫 1 M + N | c = M
ballotth.p P = x 𝒫 O x O
ballotth.f F = c O i 1 i c 1 i c
ballotth.e E = c O | i 1 M + N 0 < F c i
ballotth.mgtn N < M
ballotth.i I = c O E sup k 1 M + N | F c k = 0 <
ballotth.s S = c O E i 1 M + N if i I c I c + 1 - i i
ballotth.r R = c O E S c c
Assertion ballotlem1ri C O E 1 R C I C C

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 ballotth.m M
2 ballotth.n N
3 ballotth.o O = c 𝒫 1 M + N | c = M
4 ballotth.p P = x 𝒫 O x O
5 ballotth.f F = c O i 1 i c 1 i c
6 ballotth.e E = c O | i 1 M + N 0 < F c i
7 ballotth.mgtn N < M
8 ballotth.i I = c O E sup k 1 M + N | F c k = 0 <
9 ballotth.s S = c O E i 1 M + N if i I c I c + 1 - i i
10 ballotth.r R = c O E S c c
11 nnaddcl M N M + N
12 1 2 11 mp2an M + N
13 nnuz = 1
14 12 13 eleqtri M + N 1
15 eluzfz1 M + N 1 1 1 M + N
16 14 15 mp1i C O E 1 1 M + N
17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ballotlemiex C O E I C 1 M + N F C I C = 0
18 17 simpld C O E I C 1 M + N
19 elfzle1 I C 1 M + N 1 I C
20 18 19 syl C O E 1 I C
21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ballotlemrv1 C O E 1 1 M + N 1 I C 1 R C I C + 1 - 1 C
22 16 20 21 mpd3an23 C O E 1 R C I C + 1 - 1 C
23 elfzelz I C 1 M + N I C
24 18 23 syl C O E I C
25 24 zcnd C O E I C
26 1cnd C O E 1
27 25 26 pncand C O E I C + 1 - 1 = I C
28 27 eleq1d C O E I C + 1 - 1 C I C C
29 22 28 bitrd C O E 1 R C I C C