Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem difundi

Description: Distributive law for class difference. Theorem 39 of Suppes p. 29. (Contributed by NM, 17-Aug-2004)

Ref Expression
Assertion difundi ⊢ A ∖ B ∪ C = A ∖ B ∩ A ∖ C

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 dfun3 ⊢ B ∪ C = V ∖ V ∖ B ∩ V ∖ C
2 1 difeq2i ⊢ A ∖ B ∪ C = A ∖ V ∖ V ∖ B ∩ V ∖ C
3 inindi ⊢ A ∩ V ∖ B ∩ V ∖ C = A ∩ V ∖ B ∩ A ∩ V ∖ C
4 dfin2 ⊢ A ∩ V ∖ B ∩ V ∖ C = A ∖ V ∖ V ∖ B ∩ V ∖ C
5 invdif ⊢ A ∩ V ∖ B = A ∖ B
6 invdif ⊢ A ∩ V ∖ C = A ∖ C
7 5 6 ineq12i ⊢ A ∩ V ∖ B ∩ A ∩ V ∖ C = A ∖ B ∩ A ∖ C
8 3 4 7 3eqtr3i ⊢ A ∖ V ∖ V ∖ B ∩ V ∖ C = A ∖ B ∩ A ∖ C
9 2 8 eqtri ⊢ A ∖ B ∪ C = A ∖ B ∩ A ∖ C