Theorem difabs 4322

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 4318	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵)
2		unidm 4180	. . 3 ⊢ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵) = 𝐵
3	2	difeq2i 4146	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)
4	1, 3	eqtr3i 2770	1 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)

Syntax hints:   = wceq 1537   ∖ cdif 3973   ∪ cun 3974

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1793  ax-4 1807  ax-5 1909  ax-6 1967  ax-7 2007  ax-8 2110  ax-9 2118  ax-ext 2711

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 207  df-an 396  df-or 847  df-tru 1540  df-ex 1778  df-sb 2065  df-clab 2718  df-cleq 2732  df-clel 2819  df-rab 3444  df-v 3490  df-dif 3979  df-un 3981  df-in 3983

This theorem is referenced by:  axcclem  10526  lpdifsn  23172  compne  44410