Section The_exercise_itself.
Variable E : Set.
Variable a : E.
Variable o : E -> E -> E.
Hypothesis o_assoc : associative o.
Hypothesis o_onto_r : forall x : E, onto (fun y : E => o x y).
Hypothesis o_onto_l : forall x : E, onto (fun y : E => o y x).
Hint Resolve o_assoc o_onto_r o_onto_l.
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(* A right neutral element *)
Definition e := let (e, _) := Ea in e.
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Hint Resolve r_neutral.
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Definition e' := let (e', _) := E'a in e'.
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Hint Resolve e'_l_neutral.
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Hint Resolve l_neutral.
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Definition s (x : E) := let (y, _) return E := lsym x in y.

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Lemma l_sym : left_symmetric o e s.