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Unset Standard Proposition Elimination Names.
(** definition of square *)
Definition square (x:nat) := x*x.
unfold square.
intros.
ring.
Qed.
(** we now generalize the theorem to the nth-root *)
Fixpoint power (x n:nat) {struct n} : nat :=
match n with
O => 1
| (S n) => (x*(power x n))
end.
induction n;simpl;trivial.
intros;rewrite (IHn x y);ring.
Qed.
induction n;simpl;intros.
auto with arith.
rewrite IHn;ring.
Qed.
induction n;simpl;intros.
inversion H.
exists (power x n);trivial.
Qed.

Lemma power_power_lemma1 : forall (n m x:nat),(power (power x n) m)=(power x (n*m)).