Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem mul0ord

Description: If a product is zero, one of its factors must be zero. Theorem I.11 of Apostol p. 18. (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 27-May-2016)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses msq0d.1 φ A
mul0ord.2 φ B
Assertion mul0ord φ A B = 0 A = 0 B = 0

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 msq0d.1 φ A
2 mul0ord.2 φ B
3 mul0or A B A B = 0 A = 0 B = 0
4 1 2 3 syl2anc φ A B = 0 A = 0 B = 0