Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem mulneg1

Description: Product with negative is negative of product. Theorem I.12 of Apostol p. 18. (Contributed by NM, 14-May-1999) (Proof shortened by Mario Carneiro, 27-May-2016)

Ref Expression
Assertion mulneg1 A B A B = A B

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 0cn 0
2 subdir 0 A B 0 A B = 0 B A B
3 1 2 mp3an1 A B 0 A B = 0 B A B
4 simpr A B B
5 4 mul02d A B 0 B = 0
6 5 oveq1d A B 0 B A B = 0 A B
7 3 6 eqtrd A B 0 A B = 0 A B
8 df-neg A = 0 A
9 8 oveq1i A B = 0 A B
10 df-neg A B = 0 A B
11 7 9 10 3eqtr4g A B A B = A B