Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem pnpcan2

Description: Cancellation law for mixed addition and subtraction. (Contributed by Scott Fenton, 9-Jun-2006)

Ref Expression
Assertion pnpcan2 ABCA+C-B+C=AB

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 addcom ACA+C=C+A
2 1 3adant2 ABCA+C=C+A
3 addcom BCB+C=C+B
4 3 3adant1 ABCB+C=C+B
5 2 4 oveq12d ABCA+C-B+C=C+A-C+B
6 pnpcan CABC+A-C+B=AB
7 6 3coml ABCC+A-C+B=AB
8 5 7 eqtrd ABCA+C-B+C=AB