Stiemke's Theorem

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Stiemke's Theorem: Only one of the following statements are true:

(a) $Ax\leq 0$ has a solution $x$.

(b) $A^Ty=0$, $y>0$ has a solutions $y$.

I'm trying to understand this theorem. Look at the following example:

$A=\left[\begin{matrix}1 & -2 \\ -1 & 2\end{matrix}\right]$, $x=\left[\begin{matrix}2\\1\end{matrix}\right]$ and $y=\left[\begin{matrix}1\\1\end{matrix}\right]$.

Then $Ax=0$ and $A^Ty=0$, which contradicts the theorem. What am I missing here?

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Where did you get that version of the theorem from? Here and here, the theorem is stated as follows:

Only one of the following statements are true:

(a) $Ax > 0$ has a solution $x$.

(b) $A^Ty=0$, $y>0$ has a solution $y$.

In (a), there is a strict inequality.