Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem cxpne0d

Description: Complex exponentiation is nonzero if its base is nonzero. (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 30-May-2016)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses cxp0d.1
|- ( ph -> A e. CC )
cxpefd.2
|- ( ph -> A =/= 0 )
cxpefd.3
|- ( ph -> B e. CC )
Assertion cxpne0d
|- ( ph -> ( A ^c B ) =/= 0 )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 cxp0d.1
 |-  ( ph -> A e. CC )
2 cxpefd.2
 |-  ( ph -> A =/= 0 )
3 cxpefd.3
 |-  ( ph -> B e. CC )
4 cxpne0
 |-  ( ( A e. CC /\ A =/= 0 /\ B e. CC ) -> ( A ^c B ) =/= 0 )
5 1 2 3 4 syl3anc
 |-  ( ph -> ( A ^c B ) =/= 0 )