Proof using.
intros a l; elim l; clear l; simpl in |- *; auto.
intros H; case H.
intros a1 l H [H1| H1]; auto.
exists (nil (A:=A)); exists l; simpl in |- *; auto.
apply f_equal2 with (f := cons (A:=A)); auto.
case H; auto; intros l1 (l2, Hl2); exists (a1 :: l1); exists l2;
simpl in |- *; auto.
apply f_equal2 with (f := cons (A:=A)); auto.
Qed.

(* Specifications: *)
(* Properties of app *)
Theorem length_app :
forall l1 l2 : list A, length (l1 ++ l2) = length l1 + length l2.