Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem mulcan

Description: Cancellation law for multiplication (full theorem form). Theorem I.7 of Apostol p. 18. (Contributed by NM, 29-Jan-1995) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 27-May-2016)

Ref Expression
Assertion mulcan ( ( 𝐴 ∈ ℂ ∧ 𝐵 ∈ ℂ ∧ ( 𝐶 ∈ ℂ ∧ 𝐶 ≠ 0 ) ) → ( ( 𝐶 · 𝐴 ) = ( 𝐶 · 𝐵 ) ↔ 𝐴 = 𝐵 ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 simp1 ( ( 𝐴 ∈ ℂ ∧ 𝐵 ∈ ℂ ∧ ( 𝐶 ∈ ℂ ∧ 𝐶 ≠ 0 ) ) → 𝐴 ∈ ℂ )
2 simp2 ( ( 𝐴 ∈ ℂ ∧ 𝐵 ∈ ℂ ∧ ( 𝐶 ∈ ℂ ∧ 𝐶 ≠ 0 ) ) → 𝐵 ∈ ℂ )
3 simp3l ( ( 𝐴 ∈ ℂ ∧ 𝐵 ∈ ℂ ∧ ( 𝐶 ∈ ℂ ∧ 𝐶 ≠ 0 ) ) → 𝐶 ∈ ℂ )
4 simp3r ( ( 𝐴 ∈ ℂ ∧ 𝐵 ∈ ℂ ∧ ( 𝐶 ∈ ℂ ∧ 𝐶 ≠ 0 ) ) → 𝐶 ≠ 0 )
5 1 2 3 4 mulcand ( ( 𝐴 ∈ ℂ ∧ 𝐵 ∈ ℂ ∧ ( 𝐶 ∈ ℂ ∧ 𝐶 ≠ 0 ) ) → ( ( 𝐶 · 𝐴 ) = ( 𝐶 · 𝐵 ) ↔ 𝐴 = 𝐵 ) )