Apply Carathéodory on a finite range while preserving distinct indices.
Corollary 17.1.1. Let {Cᵢ | i ∈ I} be an arbitrary collection of convex sets in ℝⁿ, and
let C be the convex hull of the union ⋃ i, Cᵢ i. Then every point x ∈ C can be expressed
as a convex combination of n + 1 (or fewer) affinely independent points, each belonging to a
different Cᵢ.
The cone generated by the empty set is just {0}.
Coalesce a nonnegative linear combination in a union into one indexed by distinct sets.
Remove a zero coefficient from a nonnegative sum and shorten the index set.
Eliminate one generator from a positive conic combination under linear dependence.
Corollary 17.1.2. Let {Cᵢ | i ∈ I} be an arbitrary collection of nonempty convex sets in
ℝⁿ, and let K be the convex cone generated by the union ⋃ i, Cᵢ i. Then every nonzero
vector x ∈ K can be expressed as a nonnegative linear combination of n (or fewer) linearly
independent vectors, each belonging to a different Cᵢ.
If a convex-weighted EReal sum is not ⊤, then each term is not ⊤.
Non-affine-independence yields a nontrivial affine relation.
Eliminate one point from a convex combination while not increasing a linear objective.