Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem npncan2

Description: Cancellation law for subtraction. (Contributed by Scott Fenton, 21-Jun-2013)

Ref Expression
Assertion npncan2 ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → A − B + B - A = 0

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 npncan ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ ∧ A ∈ ℂ → A − B + B - A = A − A
2 1 3anidm13 ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → A − B + B - A = A − A
3 subid ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → A − A = 0
4 3 adantr ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → A − A = 0
5 2 4 eqtrd ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → A − B + B - A = 0