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Theorem negsub

Description: Relationship between subtraction and negative. Theorem I.3 of Apostol p. 18. (Contributed by NM, 21-Jan-1997) (Proof shortened by Mario Carneiro, 27-May-2016)

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

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 df-neg ⊢ − B = 0 − B
2 1 oveq2i ⊢ A + − B = A + 0 - B
3 2 a1i ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → A + − B = A + 0 - B
4 0cn ⊢ 0 ∈ ℂ
5 addsubass ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ 0 ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → A + 0 - B = A + 0 - B
6 4 5 mp3an2 ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → A + 0 - B = A + 0 - B
7 simpl ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → A ∈ ℂ
8 7 addridd ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → A + 0 = A
9 8 oveq1d ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → A + 0 - B = A − B
10 3 6 9 3eqtr2d ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → A + − B = A − B