Theorem difabs 4227

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 4223	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵)
2		unidm 4086	. . 3 ⊢ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵) = 𝐵
3	2	difeq2i 4054	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)
4	1, 3	eqtr3i 2768	1 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)

Syntax hints:   = wceq 1539   ∖ cdif 3884   ∪ cun 3885

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1798  ax-4 1812  ax-5 1913  ax-6 1971  ax-7 2011  ax-8 2108  ax-9 2116  ax-ext 2709

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 206  df-an 397  df-or 845  df-tru 1542  df-ex 1783  df-sb 2068  df-clab 2716  df-cleq 2730  df-clel 2816  df-rab 3073  df-v 3434  df-dif 3890  df-un 3892  df-in 3894

This theorem is referenced by:  axcclem  10213  lpdifsn  22294  compne  42059