Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem drngmul0or

Description: A product is zero iff one of its factors is zero. (Contributed by NM, 8-Oct-2014) (Proof shortened by SN, 25-Jun-2025)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses drngmuleq0.b ⊢ B = Base R
drngmuleq0.o ⊢ 0 ˙ = 0 R
drngmuleq0.t ⊢ · ˙ = ⋅ R
drngmuleq0.r ⊢ φ → R ∈ DivRing
drngmuleq0.x ⊢ φ → X ∈ B
drngmuleq0.y ⊢ φ → Y ∈ B
Assertion drngmul0or ⊢ φ → X · ˙ Y = 0 ˙ ↔ X = 0 ˙ ∨ Y = 0 ˙

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 drngmuleq0.b ⊢ B = Base R
2 drngmuleq0.o ⊢ 0 ˙ = 0 R
3 drngmuleq0.t ⊢ · ˙ = ⋅ R
4 drngmuleq0.r ⊢ φ → R ∈ DivRing
5 drngmuleq0.x ⊢ φ → X ∈ B
6 drngmuleq0.y ⊢ φ → Y ∈ B
7 drngdomn ⊢ R ∈ DivRing → R ∈ Domn
8 4 7 syl ⊢ φ → R ∈ Domn
9 1 3 2 domneq0 ⊢ R ∈ Domn ∧ X ∈ B ∧ Y ∈ B → X · ˙ Y = 0 ˙ ↔ X = 0 ˙ ∨ Y = 0 ˙
10 8 5 6 9 syl3anc ⊢ φ → X · ˙ Y = 0 ˙ ↔ X = 0 ˙ ∨ Y = 0 ˙