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(* Contribution to the Coq Library   V6.3 (July 1999)                    *)
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(*                   Solange Coupet-Grimal & Line Jakubiec                  *)
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(*              Laboratoire d'Informatique de Marseille                     *)
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(*                                Coq V5.10                                 *)
(*                              May 30th 1996                               *)
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(*                                Lib_Exp.v                                 *)
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Require Export Lib_Mult.
Fixpoint exp_2 (n : nat) : nat :=
match n return nat with
| O =>
(*O*)  1 (*S p*)
| S p => 2 * exp_2 p
end.
Fixpoint exp_n (n m : nat) {struct m} : nat :=
match m return nat with
| O =>
(*O*)  1 (*S p*)
| S p => n * exp_n n p
end.
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simple induction n; auto with arith.
intros.
change (exp_2 (S n0) = 2 * exp_n 2 n0) in |- *.
elim H; auto with arith.
Qed.
Hint Resolve eq_exp_2_exp_n.
intro.
rewrite plus_mult.
change (2 * exp_2 n = 2 * exp_2 n) in |- *.
reflexivity.
Qed.
Hint Resolve exp_2_n_plus_n.
intros.
rewrite exp_2_n_plus_n.
rewrite S_pred_n; auto with arith.
Qed.
Hint Resolve exp_2_plus_pn_pn.

Lemma exp_2_le_pn_n : forall n : nat, exp_2 (pred n) <= exp_2 n.