A Finite Geometry Exercise 1.9.
The art of doing mathematics consists in finding that special case which contains all the germs of generality.

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Exercise 1.9. Prove Fano's Theorem 4. Fano's geometry consists of exactly seven lines.

The proof is essentially the dual of the proof of Fano's Theorem 2 with some minor adjustments where:

    Fano's Theorem 2 implies the Dual of Axiom 1.
    Fano's Theorem 3 is the Dual of Axiom 2.
    Fano's Theorem's 2 and 3 imply the Dual of Axiom 3.
    Axioms 4 and 5 imply the Dual of Axiom 4.
    Axiom 4 implies the Dual of Axiom 5.

You may either prove that Fano's geometry satisfies the principle of duality or make the appropriate modifications to the proof of Fano's Theorem 2.

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