Theorem difabs 4292

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 4288	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵)
2		unidm 4149	. . 3 ⊢ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵) = 𝐵
3	2	difeq2i 4115	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)
4	1, 3	eqtr3i 2755	1 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)

Syntax hints:   = wceq 1533   ∖ cdif 3941   ∪ cun 3942

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1789  ax-4 1803  ax-5 1905  ax-6 1963  ax-7 2003  ax-8 2100  ax-9 2108  ax-ext 2696

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 206  df-an 395  df-or 846  df-tru 1536  df-ex 1774  df-sb 2060  df-clab 2703  df-cleq 2717  df-clel 2802  df-rab 3419  df-v 3463  df-dif 3947  df-un 3949  df-in 3951

This theorem is referenced by:  axcclem  10487  lpdifsn  23108  compne  44025