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 B A + B = B + A

Proof

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