Theorem eupick 2132

Description: Existential uniqueness "picks" a variable value for which another wff is true. If there is only one thing x such that ph is true, and there is also an x (actually the same one) such that ph and ps are both true, then ph implies ps regardless of x. This theorem can be useful for eliminating existential quantifiers in a hypothesis. Compare Theorem *14.26 in [WhiteheadRussell] p. 192. (Contributed by NM, 10-Jul-1994.)

Assertion

Ref	Expression
eupick	|- ( ( E! x ph /\ E. x ( ph /\ ps ) ) -> ( ph -> ps ) )

Proof of Theorem eupick

Step	Hyp	Ref	Expression
1		eumo 2085	. 2 |- ( E! x ph -> E* x ph )
2		mopick 2131	. 2 |- ( ( E* x ph /\ E. x ( ph /\ ps ) ) -> ( ph -> ps ) )
3	1, 2	sylan 283	1 |- ( ( E! x ph /\ E. x ( ph /\ ps ) ) -> ( ph -> ps ) )

Syntax hints:   -> wi 4   /\ wa 104   E.wex 1514   E!weu 2053   E*wmo 2054

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-ia1 106  ax-ia2 107  ax-ia3 108  ax-io 710  ax-5 1469  ax-7 1470  ax-gen 1471  ax-ie1 1515  ax-ie2 1516  ax-8 1526  ax-10 1527  ax-11 1528  ax-i12 1529  ax-bndl 1531  ax-4 1532  ax-17 1548  ax-i9 1552  ax-ial 1556  ax-i5r 1557

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 117  df-nf 1483  df-sb 1785  df-eu 2056  df-mo 2057

This theorem is referenced by:  eupicka  2133  eupickb  2134  reupick  3456  reupick3  3457  copsexg  4287  eusv2nf  4502  funssres  5312  oprabid  5975  txcn  14718