Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem negcl

Description: Closure law for negative. (Contributed by NM, 6-Aug-2003)

Ref Expression
Assertion negcl ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → − A ∈ ℂ

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 df-neg ⊢ − A = 0 − A
2 0cn ⊢ 0 ∈ ℂ
3 subcl ⊢ 0 ∈ ℂ ∧ A ∈ ℂ → 0 − A ∈ ℂ
4 2 3 mpan ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → 0 − A ∈ ℂ
5 1 4 eqeltrid ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → − A ∈ ℂ