Theorem difabs 3419

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 3415	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵)
2		unidm 3298	. . 3 ⊢ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵) = 𝐵
3	2	difeq2i 3270	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)
4	1, 3	eqtr3i 2212	1 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)

Syntax hints:   = wceq 1364   ∖ cdif 3146   ∪ cun 3147

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 615  ax-in2 616  ax-io 710  ax-5 1458  ax-7 1459  ax-gen 1460  ax-ie1 1504  ax-ie2 1505  ax-8 1515  ax-10 1516  ax-11 1517  ax-i12 1518  ax-bndl 1520  ax-4 1521  ax-17 1537  ax-i9 1541  ax-ial 1545  ax-i5r 1546  ax-ext 2171

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 117  df-tru 1367  df-nf 1472  df-sb 1774  df-clab 2176  df-cleq 2182  df-clel 2185  df-nfc 2321  df-ral 2473  df-rab 2477  df-v 2758  df-dif 3151  df-un 3153  df-in 3155

This theorem is referenced by: (None)