/-- Distances `r₁` `r₂` of `p` from two different points `c₁` `c₂` determine at
most two points `p₁` `p₂` in a two-dimensional subspace containing those points
(two circles intersect in at most two points). -/
theorem eq_of_dist_eq_of_dist_eq_of_mem_of_finrank_eq_two {s : AffineSubspace ℝ P}
    [FiniteDimensional ℝ s.direction] (hd : finrank ℝ s.direction = 2) {c₁ c₂ p₁ p₂ p : P}
    (hc₁s : c₁ ∈ s) (hc₂s : c₂ ∈ s) (hp₁s : p₁ ∈ s) (hp₂s : p₂ ∈ s) (hps : p ∈ s) {r₁ r₂ : ℝ}
    (hc : c₁ ≠ c₂) (hp : p₁ ≠ p₂) (hp₁c₁ : dist p₁ c₁ = r₁) (hp₂c₁ : dist p₂ c₁ = r₁)
    (hpc₁ : dist p c₁ = r₁) (hp₁c₂ : dist p₁ c₂ = r₂) (hp₂c₂ : dist p₂ c₂ = r₂)
    (hpc₂ : dist p c₂ = r₂) : p = p₁ ∨ p = p₂ := by
  have ho : ⟪c₂ -ᵥ c₁, p₂ -ᵥ p₁⟫ = 0 :=
    inner_vsub_vsub_of_dist_eq_of_dist_eq (hp₁c₁.trans hp₂c₁.symm) (hp₁c₂.trans hp₂c₂.symm)
  have hop : ⟪c₂ -ᵥ c₁, p -ᵥ p₁⟫ = 0 :=
    inner_vsub_vsub_of_dist_eq_of_dist_eq (hp₁c₁.trans hpc₁.symm) (hp₁c₂.trans hpc₂.symm)
  let b : Fin 2 → V := ![c₂ -ᵥ c₁, p₂ -ᵥ p₁]
  have hb : LinearIndependent ℝ b := by
    refine' linearIndependent_of_ne_zero_of_inner_eq_zero _ _
    · intro i
      fin_cases i <;> simp [hc.symm, hp.symm]
    · intro i j hij
      fin_cases i <;> fin_cases j <;> try exact False.elim (hij rfl)
      · exact ho
      · rw [real_inner_comm]
        exact ho
  have hbs : Submodule.span ℝ (Set.range b) = s.direction := by
    refine' eq_of_le_of_finrank_eq _ _
    · rw [Submodule.span_le, Set.range_subset_iff]
      intro i
      fin_cases i
      · exact vsub_mem_direction hc₂s hc₁s
      · exact vsub_mem_direction hp₂s hp₁s
    · rw [finrank_span_eq_card hb, Fintype.card_fin, hd]
  have hv : ∀ v ∈ s.direction, ∃ t₁ t₂ : ℝ, v = t₁ • (c₂ -ᵥ c₁) + t₂ • (p₂ -ᵥ p₁) := by
    intro v hv
    have hr : Set.range b = {c₂ -ᵥ c₁, p₂ -ᵥ p₁} := by
      have hu : (Finset.univ : Finset (Fin 2)) = {0, 1} := by decide
      rw [← Fintype.coe_image_univ, hu]
      simp
    rw [← hbs, hr, Submodule.mem_span_insert] at hv
    rcases hv with ⟨t₁, v', hv', hv⟩
    rw [Submodule.mem_span_singleton] at hv'
    rcases hv' with ⟨t₂, rfl⟩
    exact ⟨t₁, t₂, hv⟩
  rcases hv (p -ᵥ p₁) (vsub_mem_direction hps hp₁s) with ⟨t₁, t₂, hpt⟩
  simp only [hpt, inner_add_right, inner_smul_right, ho, mul_zero, add_zero,
    mul_eq_zero, inner_self_eq_zero, vsub_eq_zero_iff_eq, hc.symm, or_false_iff] at hop
  rw [hop, zero_smul, zero_add, ← eq_vadd_iff_vsub_eq] at hpt
  subst hpt
  have hp' : (p₂ -ᵥ p₁ : V) ≠ 0 := by simp [hp.symm]
  have hp₂ : dist ((1 : ℝ) • (p₂ -ᵥ p₁) +ᵥ p₁) c₁ = r₁ := by simp [hp₂c₁]
  rw [← hp₁c₁, dist_smul_vadd_eq_dist _ _ hp'] at hpc₁ hp₂
  simp only [one_ne_zero, false_or_iff] at hp₂
  

Proof state:
case intro.intro
V : Type u_1
P : Type u_2
inst✝⁴ : NormedAddCommGroup V
inst✝³ : InnerProductSpace ℝ V
inst✝² : MetricSpace P
inst✝¹ : NormedAddTorsor V P
s : AffineSubspace ℝ P
inst✝ : FiniteDimensional ℝ ↥(direction s)
hd : finrank ℝ ↥(direction s) = 2
c₁ c₂ p₁ p₂ : P
hc₁s : c₁ ∈ s
hc₂s : c₂ ∈ s
hp₁s : p₁ ∈ s
hp₂s : p₂ ∈ s
r₁ r₂ : ℝ
hc : c₁ ≠ c₂
hp : p₁ ≠ p₂
hp₁c₁ : dist p₁ c₁ = r₁
hp₂c₁ : dist p₂ c₁ = r₁
hp₁c₂ : dist p₁ c₂ = r₂
hp₂c₂ : dist p₂ c₂ = r₂
ho : inner (c₂ -ᵥ c₁) (p₂ -ᵥ p₁) = 0
b : Fin 2 → V := ![c₂ -ᵥ c₁, p₂ -ᵥ p₁]
hb : LinearIndependent ℝ b
hbs : Submodule.span ℝ (Set.range b) = direction s
hv : ∀ v ∈ direction s, ∃ t₁ t₂, v = t₁ • (c₂ -ᵥ c₁) + t₂ • (p₂ -ᵥ p₁)
t₁ t₂ : ℝ
hop : t₁ = 0
hps : t₂ • (p₂ -ᵥ p₁) +ᵥ p₁ ∈ s
hpc₁ : t₂ = 0 ∨ t₂ = -2 * inner (p₂ -ᵥ p₁) (p₁ -ᵥ c₁) / inner (p₂ -ᵥ p₁) (p₂ -ᵥ p₁)
hpc₂ : dist (t₂ • (p₂ -ᵥ p₁) +ᵥ p₁) c₂ = r₂
hp' : p₂ -ᵥ p₁ ≠ 0
hp₂ : 1 = -2 * inner (p₂ -ᵥ p₁) (p₁ -ᵥ c₁) / inner (p₂ -ᵥ p₁) (p₂ -ᵥ p₁)
⊢ t₂ • (p₂ -ᵥ p₁) +ᵥ p₁ = p₁ ∨ t₂ • (p₂ -ᵥ p₁) +ᵥ p₁ = p₂

Next tactic:
rw [hp₂.symm] at hpc₁