Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem compne

Description: The complement of A is not equal to A . (Contributed by Andrew Salmon, 15-Jul-2011) (Proof shortened by BJ, 11-Nov-2021)

Ref Expression
Assertion compne
|- ( _V \ A ) =/= A

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 vn0
 |-  _V =/= (/)
2 id
 |-  ( ( _V \ A ) = A -> ( _V \ A ) = A )
3 difeq1
 |-  ( ( _V \ A ) = A -> ( ( _V \ A ) \ A ) = ( A \ A ) )
4 difabs
 |-  ( ( _V \ A ) \ A ) = ( _V \ A )
5 difid
 |-  ( A \ A ) = (/)
6 3 4 5 3eqtr3g
 |-  ( ( _V \ A ) = A -> ( _V \ A ) = (/) )
7 2 6 eqtr3d
 |-  ( ( _V \ A ) = A -> A = (/) )
8 7 difeq2d
 |-  ( ( _V \ A ) = A -> ( _V \ A ) = ( _V \ (/) ) )
9 dif0
 |-  ( _V \ (/) ) = _V
10 8 9 eqtrdi
 |-  ( ( _V \ A ) = A -> ( _V \ A ) = _V )
11 10 6 eqtr3d
 |-  ( ( _V \ A ) = A -> _V = (/) )
12 11 necon3i
 |-  ( _V =/= (/) -> ( _V \ A ) =/= A )
13 1 12 ax-mp
 |-  ( _V \ A ) =/= A