Theorem difabs 4247

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 4243	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵)
2		unidm 4155	. . 3 ⊢ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵) = 𝐵
3	2	difeq2i 4059	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)
4	1, 3	eqtr3i 2785	1 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)

This proof depends on syntax axioms:   = wceq 1569   ∖ cdif 4044   ∪ cun 4148

This proof depends on axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1827  ax-4 1841  ax-5 1942  ax-6 1999  ax-7 2040  ax-8 2146  ax-9 2154  ax-ext 2732

This proof depends on definitions:  df-bi 210  df-an 402  df-or 862  df-tru 1572  df-ex 1812  df-sb 2099  df-clab 2739  df-cleq 2752  df-clel 2835  df-rab 3413  df-v 3452  df-dif 4046  df-in 4090  df-un 4150

This theorem is used by:  axcclem  10542  lpdifsn  23470  compne  45532