(** The above definition of reflexive, transitive closure is natural:
    it says, explicitly, that the reflexive and transitive closure of
    [R] is the least relation that includes [R] and that is closed
    under rules of reflexivity and transitivity.  But it turns out
    that this definition is not very convenient for doing proofs,
    since the "nondeterminism" of the [rt_trans] rule can sometimes
    lead to tricky inductions.  Here is a more useful definition: *)

Inductive clos_refl_trans_1n {A : Type}
                             (R : relation A) (x : A)
                             : A -> Prop :=
  | rt1n_refl : clos_refl_trans_1n R x x
  | rt1n_trans (y z : A) :
      R x y -> clos_refl_trans_1n R y z ->
      clos_refl_trans_1n R x z.(** The above definition of reflexive, transitive closure is natural:
    it says, explicitly, that the reflexive and transitive closure of
    [R] is the least relation that includes [R] and that is closed
    under rules of reflexivity and transitivity.  But it turns out
    that this definition is not very convenient for doing proofs,
    since the "nondeterminism" of the [rt_trans] rule can sometimes
    lead to tricky inductions.  Here is a more useful definition: *)

Inductive clos_refl_trans_1n {A : Type}
                             (R : relation A) (x : A)
                             : A -> Prop :=
  | rt1n_refl : clos_refl_trans_1n R x x
  | rt1n_trans (y z : A) :
      R x y -> clos_refl_trans_1n R y z ->
      clos_refl_trans_1n R x z.(** The above definition of reflexive, transitive closure is natural:
    it says, explicitly, that the reflexive and transitive closure of
    [R] is the least relation that includes [R] and that is closed
    under rules of reflexivity and transitivity.  But it turns out
    that this definition is not very convenient for doing proofs,
    since the "nondeterminism" of the [rt_trans] rule can sometimes
    lead to tricky inductions.  Here is a more useful definition: *)

Inductive clos_refl_trans_1n {A : Type}
                             (R : relation A) (x : A)
                             : A -> Prop :=
  | rt1n_refl : clos_refl_trans_1n R x x
  | rt1n_trans (y z : A) :
      R x y -> clos_refl_trans_1n R y z ->
      clos_refl_trans_1n R x z.

Lemma rsc_trans : forall (X:Type) (R: relation X) (x y z : X), clos_refl_trans_1n R x y -> clos_refl_trans_1n R y z -> clos_refl_trans_1n R x z.