Theorem difabs 4285

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 4281	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵)
2		unidm 4139	. . 3 ⊢ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵) = 𝐵
3	2	difeq2i 4105	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)
4	1, 3	eqtr3i 2759	1 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)

Syntax hints:   = wceq 1539   ∖ cdif 3930   ∪ cun 3931

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1794  ax-4 1808  ax-5 1909  ax-6 1966  ax-7 2006  ax-8 2109  ax-9 2117  ax-ext 2706

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 207  df-an 396  df-or 848  df-tru 1542  df-ex 1779  df-sb 2064  df-clab 2713  df-cleq 2726  df-clel 2808  df-rab 3421  df-v 3466  df-dif 3936  df-un 3938  df-in 3940

This theorem is referenced by:  axcclem  10480  lpdifsn  23116  compne  44405