Theorem difabs 4224

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 4220	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵)
2		unidm 4082	. . 3 ⊢ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵) = 𝐵
3	2	difeq2i 4050	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)
4	1, 3	eqtr3i 2768	1 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)

Syntax hints:   = wceq 1539   ∖ cdif 3880   ∪ cun 3881

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1799  ax-4 1813  ax-5 1914  ax-6 1972  ax-7 2012  ax-8 2110  ax-9 2118  ax-ext 2709

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 206  df-an 396  df-or 844  df-tru 1542  df-ex 1784  df-sb 2069  df-clab 2716  df-cleq 2730  df-clel 2817  df-rab 3072  df-v 3424  df-dif 3886  df-un 3888  df-in 3890

This theorem is referenced by:  axcclem  10144  lpdifsn  22202  compne  41948