Theorem difabs 4293

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 4289	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵)
2		unidm 4152	. . 3 ⊢ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵) = 𝐵
3	2	difeq2i 4119	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)
4	1, 3	eqtr3i 2761	1 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)

Syntax hints:   = wceq 1540   ∖ cdif 3945   ∪ cun 3946

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1796  ax-4 1810  ax-5 1912  ax-6 1970  ax-7 2010  ax-8 2107  ax-9 2115  ax-ext 2702

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 206  df-an 396  df-or 845  df-tru 1543  df-ex 1781  df-sb 2067  df-clab 2709  df-cleq 2723  df-clel 2809  df-rab 3432  df-v 3475  df-dif 3951  df-un 3953  df-in 3955

This theorem is referenced by:  axcclem  10458  lpdifsn  22967  compne  43663