Theorem difabs 3335

Description: Absorption-like law for class difference: you can remove a class only once. (Contributed by FL, 2-Aug-2009.)

Assertion

Ref	Expression
difabs	⊢ ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)

Proof of Theorem difabs

Step	Hyp	Ref	Expression
1		difun1 3331	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵)
2		unidm 3214	. . 3 ⊢ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵) = 𝐵
3	2	difeq2i 3186	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)
4	1, 3	eqtr3i 2160	1 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)

Syntax hints:   = wceq 1331   ∖ cdif 3063   ∪ cun 3064

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-ia1 105  ax-ia2 106  ax-ia3 107  ax-in1 603  ax-in2 604  ax-io 698  ax-5 1423  ax-7 1424  ax-gen 1425  ax-ie1 1469  ax-ie2 1470  ax-8 1482  ax-10 1483  ax-11 1484  ax-i12 1485  ax-bndl 1486  ax-4 1487  ax-17 1506  ax-i9 1510  ax-ial 1514  ax-i5r 1515  ax-ext 2119

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 116  df-tru 1334  df-nf 1437  df-sb 1736  df-clab 2124  df-cleq 2130  df-clel 2133  df-nfc 2268  df-ral 2419  df-rab 2423  df-v 2683  df-dif 3068  df-un 3070  df-in 3072

This theorem is referenced by: (None)