Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem ixi

Description: _i times itself is minus 1. (Contributed by NM, 6-May-1999) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 19-Nov-2011)

Ref Expression
Assertion ixi ⊢ i ⁢ i = − 1

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 df-neg ⊢ − 1 = 0 − 1
2 ax-i2m1 ⊢ i ⁢ i + 1 = 0
3 0cn ⊢ 0 ∈ ℂ
4 ax-1cn ⊢ 1 ∈ ℂ
5 ax-icn ⊢ i ∈ ℂ
6 5 5 mulcli ⊢ i ⁢ i ∈ ℂ
7 3 4 6 subadd2i ⊢ 0 − 1 = i ⁢ i ↔ i ⁢ i + 1 = 0
8 2 7 mpbir ⊢ 0 − 1 = i ⁢ i
9 1 8 eqtr2i ⊢ i ⁢ i = − 1