Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem symdifv

Description: The symmetric difference with the universal class is the complement. (Contributed by Scott Fenton, 24-Apr-2012)

Ref Expression
Assertion symdifv ⊢ A ∆ V = V ∖ A

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 df-symdif ⊢ A ∆ V = A ∖ V ∪ V ∖ A
2 ssv ⊢ A ⊆ V
3 ssdif0 ⊢ A ⊆ V ↔ A ∖ V = ∅
4 2 3 mpbi ⊢ A ∖ V = ∅
5 4 uneq1i ⊢ A ∖ V ∪ V ∖ A = ∅ ∪ V ∖ A
6 0un ⊢ ∅ ∪ V ∖ A = V ∖ A
7 1 5 6 3eqtri ⊢ A ∆ V = V ∖ A