Theorem difdif 3260

Description: Double class difference. Exercise 11 of [TakeutiZaring] p. 22. (Contributed by NM, 17-May-1998.)

Assertion

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

Proof of Theorem difdif

Dummy variable 𝑥 is distinct from all other variables.

Step	Hyp	Ref	Expression
1		simpl 109	. . 3 ⊢ ((𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∧ ¬ 𝑥 ∈ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐴)) → 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴)
2		pm4.45im 334	. . . 4 ⊢ (𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ↔ (𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∧ (𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 → 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴)))
3		imanim 688	. . . . . 6 ⊢ ((𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 → 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴) → ¬ (𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 ∧ ¬ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴))
4		eldif 3138	. . . . . 6 ⊢ (𝑥 ∈ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐴) ↔ (𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 ∧ ¬ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴))
5	3, 4	sylnibr 677	. . . . 5 ⊢ ((𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 → 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴) → ¬ 𝑥 ∈ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐴))
6	5	anim2i 342	. . . 4 ⊢ ((𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∧ (𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 → 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴)) → (𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∧ ¬ 𝑥 ∈ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐴)))
7	2, 6	sylbi 121	. . 3 ⊢ (𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 → (𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∧ ¬ 𝑥 ∈ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐴)))
8	1, 7	impbii 126	. 2 ⊢ ((𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∧ ¬ 𝑥 ∈ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐴)) ↔ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴)
9	8	difeqri 3255	1 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐴)) = 𝐴

Syntax hints:  ¬ wn 3   → wi 4   ∧ wa 104   = wceq 1353   ∈ wcel 2148   ∖ cdif 3126

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 614  ax-in2 615  ax-io 709  ax-5 1447  ax-7 1448  ax-gen 1449  ax-ie1 1493  ax-ie2 1494  ax-8 1504  ax-10 1505  ax-11 1506  ax-i12 1507  ax-bndl 1509  ax-4 1510  ax-17 1526  ax-i9 1530  ax-ial 1534  ax-i5r 1535  ax-ext 2159

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 117  df-tru 1356  df-nf 1461  df-sb 1763  df-clab 2164  df-cleq 2170  df-clel 2173  df-nfc 2308  df-v 2739  df-dif 3131

This theorem is referenced by:  dif0  3493