Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem cortrcltrcl

Description: Composition with the reflexive-transitive closure absorbs the transitive closure. (Contributed by RP, 13-Jun-2020)

Ref Expression
Assertion cortrcltrcl ⊢ t* ∘ t+ = t*

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 corcltrcl ⊢ r* ∘ t+ = t*
2 1 eqcomi ⊢ t* = r* ∘ t+
3 2 coeq1i ⊢ t* ∘ t+ = r* ∘ t+ ∘ t+
4 coass ⊢ r* ∘ t+ ∘ t+ = r* ∘ t+ ∘ t+
5 cotrcltrcl ⊢ t+ ∘ t+ = t+
6 5 coeq2i ⊢ r* ∘ t+ ∘ t+ = r* ∘ t+
7 6 1 eqtri ⊢ r* ∘ t+ ∘ t+ = t*
8 4 7 eqtri ⊢ r* ∘ t+ ∘ t+ = t*
9 3 8 eqtri ⊢ t* ∘ t+ = t*