Theorem difabs 3228

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 3224	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵)
2		unidm 3115	. . 3 ⊢ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵) = 𝐵
3	2	difeq2i 3087	. 2 ⊢ (𝐴 ∖ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐵)) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)
4	1, 3	eqtr3i 2103	1 ⊢ ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)

Syntax hints:   = wceq 1284   ∖ cdif 2970   ∪ cun 2971

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-1 5  ax-2 6  ax-mp 7  ax-ia1 104  ax-ia2 105  ax-ia3 106  ax-in1 576  ax-in2 577  ax-io 662  ax-5 1376  ax-7 1377  ax-gen 1378  ax-ie1 1422  ax-ie2 1423  ax-8 1435  ax-10 1436  ax-11 1437  ax-i12 1438  ax-bndl 1439  ax-4 1440  ax-17 1459  ax-i9 1463  ax-ial 1467  ax-i5r 1468  ax-ext 2063

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 115  df-tru 1287  df-nf 1390  df-sb 1686  df-clab 2068  df-cleq 2074  df-clel 2077  df-nfc 2208  df-ral 2353  df-rab 2357  df-v 2603  df-dif 2975  df-un 2977  df-in 2979

This theorem is referenced by: (None)