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 4108	. . 3 ⊢ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵) = 𝐵
3	2	difeq2i 4075	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)
4	1, 3	eqtr3i 2786	1 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)

Syntax hints:   = wceq 1559   ∖ cdif 3899   ∪ cun 3900

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1814  ax-4 1828  ax-5 1929  ax-6 1986  ax-7 2027  ax-8 2143  ax-9 2151  ax-ext 2733

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 209  df-an 400  df-or 859  df-tru 1562  df-ex 1799  df-sb 2090  df-clab 2740  df-cleq 2753  df-clel 2836  df-rab 3414  df-v 3455  df-dif 3905  df-un 3907  df-in 3909

This theorem is referenced by:  axcclem  10408  lpdifsn  23191  compne  44977