Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem negdi2

Description: Distribution of negative over addition. (Contributed by NM, 1-Jan-2006)

Ref Expression
Assertion negdi2 ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → − A + B = - A - B

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 negdi ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → − A + B = - A + − B
2 negcl ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → − A ∈ ℂ
3 negsub ⊢ − A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → - A + − B = - A - B
4 2 3 sylan ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → - A + − B = - A - B
5 1 4 eqtrd ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → − A + B = - A - B