-- Lean 4 proof step from Mathlib.Algebra.Polynomial.RuleOfSigns (goal)
Goal:
R : Type u_1
inst : Semiring R
inst_1 : LinearOrder R
P : R[X]
h : P ≠ 0
hpz : ¬P = 0
hsl : Ne (α := SignType) ((SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) P.leadingCoeff : SignType) (0 : SignType)
cs : List R
h_eL : P.eraseLead.coeffList = P.eraseLead.leadingCoeff :: cs
h₁ : Ne (α := SignType) ((SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) P.eraseLead.leadingCoeff : SignType) (0 : SignType)
⊢ List.length (α := SignType)
        (if
              ¬Eq (α := SignType) ((SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) P.leadingCoeff : SignType)
                  ((SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) P.eraseLead.leadingCoeff : SignType) then
            (SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) P.leadingCoeff ::
              List.destutter' (fun (x1 x2 : SignType) ↦ ¬x1 = x2)
                ((SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) P.eraseLead.leadingCoeff)
                (List.filter (fun (x : SignType) ↦ !decide (x = 0)) (List.map (⇑SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) cs))
          else
            List.destutter' (fun (x1 x2 : SignType) ↦ ¬x1 = x2) ((SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) P.leadingCoeff)
              (List.filter (fun (x : SignType) ↦ !decide (x = 0)) (List.map (⇑SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) cs)) :
          List SignType) -
      1 =
    List.length (α := SignType)
          (List.destutter' (fun (x1 x2 : SignType) ↦ ¬x1 = x2)
              ((SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) P.eraseLead.leadingCoeff)
              (List.filter (fun (x : SignType) ↦ !decide (x = 0)) (List.map (⇑SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) cs)) :
            List SignType) -
        1 +
      if
          Eq (α := SignType) ((SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) P.leadingCoeff : SignType)
            (-(SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) P.eraseLead.leadingCoeff : SignType) then
        1
      else 0
have pos : ∀
  (h₄ :
    Eq (α := SignType) ((SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) P.leadingCoeff : SignType)
      ((SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) P.eraseLead.leadingCoeff : SignType)),
  List.length (α := SignType)
        (if
              ¬Eq (α := SignType) ((SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) P.leadingCoeff : SignType)
                  ((SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) P.eraseLead.leadingCoeff : SignType) then
            (SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) P.leadingCoeff ::
              List.destutter' (fun (x1 x2 : SignType) ↦ ¬x1 = x2)
                ((SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) P.eraseLead.leadingCoeff)
                (List.filter (fun (x : SignType) ↦ !decide (x = 0)) (List.map (⇑SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) cs))
          else
            List.destutter' (fun (x1 x2 : SignType) ↦ ¬x1 = x2) ((SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) P.leadingCoeff)
              (List.filter (fun (x : SignType) ↦ !decide (x = 0)) (List.map (⇑SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) cs)) :
          List SignType) -
      1 =
    List.length (α := SignType)
          (List.destutter' (fun (x1 x2 : SignType) ↦ ¬x1 = x2)
              ((SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) P.eraseLead.leadingCoeff)
              (List.filter (fun (x : SignType) ↦ !decide (x = 0)) (List.map (⇑SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) cs)) :
            List SignType) -
        1 +
      if
          Eq (α := SignType) ((SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) P.leadingCoeff : SignType)
            (-(SignType.sign : (a : R) → SignType) P.eraseLead.leadingCoeff : SignType) then
        1
      else 0
Tactic: by_cases h₄ : SignType.sign P.leadingCoeff = SignType.sign P.eraseLead.leadingCoeff