Theorem difabs 3448

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 3444	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵)
2		unidm 3327	. . 3 ⊢ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵) = 𝐵
3	2	difeq2i 3299	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)
4	1, 3	eqtr3i 2232	1 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)

Syntax hints:   = wceq 1375   ∖ cdif 3174   ∪ cun 3175

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-in1 617  ax-in2 618  ax-io 713  ax-5 1473  ax-7 1474  ax-gen 1475  ax-ie1 1519  ax-ie2 1520  ax-8 1530  ax-10 1531  ax-11 1532  ax-i12 1533  ax-bndl 1535  ax-4 1536  ax-17 1552  ax-i9 1556  ax-ial 1560  ax-i5r 1561  ax-ext 2191

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 117  df-tru 1378  df-nf 1487  df-sb 1789  df-clab 2196  df-cleq 2202  df-clel 2205  df-nfc 2341  df-ral 2493  df-rab 2497  df-v 2781  df-dif 3179  df-un 3181  df-in 3183

This theorem is referenced by: (None)