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Taking prefix of concatenated lists returns the first list

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take_append_self

by junyihjy · Sep 22, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

Taking the first n elements from the concatenation of two lists, where n is the length of the first list, returns exactly the first list.

Formal statement
theorem take_append_self {α : Type} (l1 l2 : List α) :
    (l1 ++ l2).take l1.length = l1 := by sorry

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