Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem subcl

Description: Closure law for subtraction. (Contributed by NM, 10-May-1999) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 21-Dec-2013)

Ref Expression
Assertion subcl ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → A − B ∈ ℂ

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 subval ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → A − B = ι x ∈ ℂ | B + x = A
2 negeu ⊢ B ∈ ℂ ∧ A ∈ ℂ → ∃! x ∈ ℂ B + x = A
3 2 ancoms ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → ∃! x ∈ ℂ B + x = A
4 riotacl ⊢ ∃! x ∈ ℂ B + x = A → ι x ∈ ℂ | B + x = A ∈ ℂ
5 3 4 syl ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → ι x ∈ ℂ | B + x = A ∈ ℂ
6 1 5 eqeltrd ⊢ A ∈ ℂ ∧ B ∈ ℂ → A − B ∈ ℂ