Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem msq0i

Description: A number is zero iff its square is zero (where square is represented using multiplication). (Contributed by NM, 28-Jul-1999)

Ref Expression
Hypothesis mul0or.1 𝐴 ∈ ℂ
Assertion msq0i ( ( 𝐴 · 𝐴 ) = 0 ↔ 𝐴 = 0 )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 mul0or.1 𝐴 ∈ ℂ
2 mul0or ( ( 𝐴 ∈ ℂ ∧ 𝐴 ∈ ℂ ) → ( ( 𝐴 · 𝐴 ) = 0 ↔ ( 𝐴 = 0 ∨ 𝐴 = 0 ) ) )
3 1 1 2 mp2an ( ( 𝐴 · 𝐴 ) = 0 ↔ ( 𝐴 = 0 ∨ 𝐴 = 0 ) )
4 oridm ( ( 𝐴 = 0 ∨ 𝐴 = 0 ) ↔ 𝐴 = 0 )
5 3 4 bitri ( ( 𝐴 · 𝐴 ) = 0 ↔ 𝐴 = 0 )