Theorem difabs 4264

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 4260	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵)
2		unidm 4119	. . 3 ⊢ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵) = 𝐵
3	2	difeq2i 4086	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)
4	1, 3	eqtr3i 2794	1 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)

Syntax hints:   = wceq 1567   ∖ cdif 3910   ∪ cun 3911

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1822  ax-4 1836  ax-5 1937  ax-6 1994  ax-7 2035  ax-8 2151  ax-9 2159  ax-ext 2741

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 210  df-an 401  df-or 861  df-tru 1570  df-ex 1807  df-sb 2098  df-clab 2748  df-cleq 2761  df-clel 2844  df-rab 3424  df-v 3465  df-dif 3916  df-un 3918  df-in 3920

This theorem is referenced by:  axcclem  10437  lpdifsn  23265  compne  45035