Theorem difabs 4253

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 4249	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵)
2		unidm 4107	. . 3 ⊢ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵) = 𝐵
3	2	difeq2i 4073	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)
4	1, 3	eqtr3i 2756	1 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)

Syntax hints:   = wceq 1541   ∖ cdif 3899   ∪ cun 3900

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1796  ax-4 1810  ax-5 1911  ax-6 1968  ax-7 2009  ax-8 2113  ax-9 2121  ax-ext 2703

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 207  df-an 396  df-or 848  df-tru 1544  df-ex 1781  df-sb 2068  df-clab 2710  df-cleq 2723  df-clel 2806  df-rab 3396  df-v 3438  df-dif 3905  df-un 3907  df-in 3909

This theorem is referenced by:  axcclem  10345  lpdifsn  23056  compne  44472