Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem trclfvdecoml

Description: The transitive closure of a relation may be decomposed into a union of the relation and the composition of the relation with its transitive closure. (Contributed by RP, 18-Jul-2020)

Ref Expression
Assertion trclfvdecoml ⊢ R ∈ V → t+ ⁡ R = R ∪ R ∘ t+ ⁡ R

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 trclfvdecomr ⊢ R ∈ V → t+ ⁡ R = R ∪ t+ ⁡ R ∘ R
2 trclfvcom ⊢ R ∈ V → t+ ⁡ R ∘ R = R ∘ t+ ⁡ R
3 2 uneq2d ⊢ R ∈ V → R ∪ t+ ⁡ R ∘ R = R ∪ R ∘ t+ ⁡ R
4 1 3 eqtrd ⊢ R ∈ V → t+ ⁡ R = R ∪ R ∘ t+ ⁡ R