Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem unidif

Description: If the difference A \ B contains the largest members of A , then the union of the difference is the union of A . (Contributed by NM, 22-Mar-2004)

Ref Expression
Assertion unidif ⊢ ∀ x ∈ A ∃ y ∈ A ∖ B x ⊆ y → ⋃ A ∖ B = ⋃ A

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 uniss2 ⊢ ∀ x ∈ A ∃ y ∈ A ∖ B x ⊆ y → ⋃ A ⊆ ⋃ A ∖ B
2 difss ⊢ A ∖ B ⊆ A
3 2 unissi ⊢ ⋃ A ∖ B ⊆ ⋃ A
4 1 3 jctil ⊢ ∀ x ∈ A ∃ y ∈ A ∖ B x ⊆ y → ⋃ A ∖ B ⊆ ⋃ A ∧ ⋃ A ⊆ ⋃ A ∖ B
5 eqss ⊢ ⋃ A ∖ B = ⋃ A ↔ ⋃ A ∖ B ⊆ ⋃ A ∧ ⋃ A ⊆ ⋃ A ∖ B
6 4 5 sylibr ⊢ ∀ x ∈ A ∃ y ∈ A ∖ B x ⊆ y → ⋃ A ∖ B = ⋃ A