Theorem difabs 4251

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 4247	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵)
2		unidm 4159	. . 3 ⊢ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵) = 𝐵
3	2	difeq2i 4063	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)
4	1, 3	eqtr3i 2788	1 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)

This proof depends on syntax axioms:   = wceq 1570   ∖ cdif 4048   ∪ cun 4152

This proof depends on axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1828  ax-4 1842  ax-5 1945  ax-6 2002  ax-7 2043  ax-8 2149  ax-9 2157  ax-ext 2735

This proof depends on definitions:  df-bi 210  df-an 402  df-or 862  df-tru 1573  df-ex 1813  df-sb 2102  df-clab 2742  df-cleq 2755  df-clel 2839  df-rab 3417  df-v 3456  df-dif 4050  df-in 4094  df-un 4154

This theorem is used by:  axcclem  10574  lpdifsn  23516  compne  45684