Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem cocnv2ss

Description: Characterizing when the composition of a class with a converse is included in another. (Contributed by BJ, 22-Oct-2026)

Ref Expression
Assertion cocnv2ss ( ( 𝐵 ∘ ◡ 𝐴 ) ⊆ 𝐶 ↔ ∀ 𝑥 ∀ 𝑦 ∀ 𝑧 ( ( 𝑦 𝐴 𝑥 ∧ 𝑦 𝐵 𝑧 ) → 𝑥 𝐶 𝑧 ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 cotrg ⊢ ( ( 𝐵 ∘ ◡ 𝐴 ) ⊆ 𝐶 ↔ ∀ 𝑥 ∀ 𝑦 ∀ 𝑧 ( ( 𝑥 ◡ 𝐴 𝑦 ∧ 𝑦 𝐵 𝑧 ) → 𝑥 𝐶 𝑧 ) )
2 vex ⊢ 𝑥 ∈ V
3 vex ⊢ 𝑦 ∈ V
4 2 3 brcnv ⊢ ( 𝑥 ◡ 𝐴 𝑦 ↔ 𝑦 𝐴 𝑥 )
5 4 anbi1i ⊢ ( ( 𝑥 ◡ 𝐴 𝑦 ∧ 𝑦 𝐵 𝑧 ) ↔ ( 𝑦 𝐴 𝑥 ∧ 𝑦 𝐵 𝑧 ) )
6 5 imbi1i ⊢ ( ( ( 𝑥 ◡ 𝐴 𝑦 ∧ 𝑦 𝐵 𝑧 ) → 𝑥 𝐶 𝑧 ) ↔ ( ( 𝑦 𝐴 𝑥 ∧ 𝑦 𝐵 𝑧 ) → 𝑥 𝐶 𝑧 ) )
7 6 3albii ⊢ ( ∀ 𝑥 ∀ 𝑦 ∀ 𝑧 ( ( 𝑥 ◡ 𝐴 𝑦 ∧ 𝑦 𝐵 𝑧 ) → 𝑥 𝐶 𝑧 ) ↔ ∀ 𝑥 ∀ 𝑦 ∀ 𝑧 ( ( 𝑦 𝐴 𝑥 ∧ 𝑦 𝐵 𝑧 ) → 𝑥 𝐶 𝑧 ) )
8 1 7 bitri ⊢ ( ( 𝐵 ∘ ◡ 𝐴 ) ⊆ 𝐶 ↔ ∀ 𝑥 ∀ 𝑦 ∀ 𝑧 ( ( 𝑦 𝐴 𝑥 ∧ 𝑦 𝐵 𝑧 ) → 𝑥 𝐶 𝑧 ) )