Theorem difabs 4231

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 4227	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵)
2		unidm 4087	. . 3 ⊢ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵) = 𝐵
3	2	difeq2i 4054	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)
4	1, 3	eqtr3i 2764	1 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)

Syntax hints:   = wceq 1547   ∖ cdif 3880   ∪ cun 3881

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1802  ax-4 1816  ax-5 1917  ax-6 1974  ax-7 2015  ax-8 2121  ax-9 2129  ax-ext 2711

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 208  df-an 397  df-or 854  df-tru 1550  df-ex 1787  df-sb 2074  df-clab 2718  df-cleq 2731  df-clel 2814  df-rab 3392  df-v 3433  df-dif 3886  df-un 3888  df-in 3890

This theorem is referenced by:  axcclem  10370  lpdifsn  23126  compne  44884