Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem cnaddcom

Description: Recover the commutative law of addition for complex numbers from the Abelian group structure. (Contributed by NM, 17-Mar-2013) (Proof modification is discouraged.)

Ref Expression
Assertion cnaddcom ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → A + B = B + A

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 eqid ⊢ Base ndx ℂ + ndx + = Base ndx ℂ + ndx +
2 1 cnaddabl ⊢ Base ndx ℂ + ndx + ∈ Abel
3 cnex ⊢ ℂ ∈ V
4 1 grpbase ⊢ ℂ ∈ V → ℂ = Base Base ndx ℂ + ndx +
5 3 4 ax-mp ⊢ ℂ = Base Base ndx ℂ + ndx +
6 addex ⊢ + ∈ V
7 1 grpplusg ⊢ + ∈ V → + = + Base ndx ℂ + ndx +
8 6 7 ax-mp ⊢ + = + Base ndx ℂ + ndx +
9 5 8 ablcom ⊢ Base ndx ℂ + ndx + ∈ Abel ∧ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → A + B = B + A
10 2 9 mp3an1 ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → A + B = B + A