Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem cnncvsaddassdemo

Description: Derive the associative law for complex number addition addass to demonstrate the use of the properties of a normed subcomplex vector space for the complex numbers. (Contributed by NM, 12-Jan-2008) (Revised by AV, 9-Oct-2021) (Proof modification is discouraged.)

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

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 cnring ⊢ ℂ fld ∈ Ring
2 ringgrp ⊢ ℂ fld ∈ Ring → ℂ fld ∈ Grp
3 1 2 ax-mp ⊢ ℂ fld ∈ Grp
4 cnfldbas ⊢ ℂ = Base ℂ fld
5 cnfldadd ⊢ + = + ℂ fld
6 4 5 grpass ⊢ ℂ fld ∈ Grp ∧ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ ∧ C ∈ ℂ → A + B + C = A + B + C
7 3 6 mpan ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ ∧ C ∈ ℂ → A + B + C = A + B + C