 Triangle identity for a monoidal category (source code)

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= Triangle identity for a monoidal category

The <associator> and <unitors> of a <monoidal category> satisfy
$$
(1_X\otimes\lambda_Y)a_{X,I,Y}=\rho_X\otimes1_Y.
$$
Thus the two ways to remove a unit between two tensor factors agree. Together with the <pentagon identity for a monoidal category> this implies all <unit identities derived from the monoidal pentagon and triangle> and the <monoidal coherence theorem>.

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