add explanation of universal property of cofiber

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Floris van Doorn 2017-06-29 15:03:23 +01:00
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@ -485,6 +485,11 @@ namespace pushout
apply eq_inv_con_of_con_eq, exact (to_homotopy_pt p)⁻¹ }
end
/-
The maps Z^{C_f} --> Z^Y --> Z^X are exact at Z^Y.
Here Y^X means pointed maps from X to Y and C_f is the cofiber of f.
The maps are given by precomposing with (pcod f) and f.
-/
definition cofiber_exact {X Y Z : Type*} (f : X →* Y) :
is_exact_t (@ppcompose_right _ _ Z (pcod f)) (ppcompose_right f) :=
begin