Supplies both lens inclusions from matching ambient balls.
Statement
Let
be real normed spaces,
,,
and
a bijective isometry. Let
and
satisfy
and
,
where
.
For
,
Assumptions
Both ambient open-ball inclusions, positivity of
,
and membership of both
in the quarter ball are required. The sets
need not themselves be open or convex.
Conclusion
The midpoint belongs to
,
and the same isometry preserves that midpoint.
Proof route
Use radius
for the source and target lenses. The quarter-ball bounds leave enough
room for both lenses inside the given
radius-
balls.
Proof steps
The triangle inequality gives
,
so
.
Also
Thus the midpoint is a valid argument of
.
For
,
Hence this entire lens lies in
.
Isometry gives
.
If
,
then
The target ball assumption now puts the entire target lens in
.
Apply Midpoint
preservation under two lens inclusions to this
,
the points
,
and the radius
.
Step 1 supplies its half-distance bound, and Steps 2–3 supply its two
inclusions. Its output is exactly the claimed midpoint
equation.