Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem pssdifn0

Description: A proper subclass has a nonempty difference. (Contributed by NM, 3-May-1994)

Ref Expression
Assertion pssdifn0 ( ( 𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ∧ 𝐴 ≠ 𝐵 ) → ( 𝐵 ∖ 𝐴 ) ≠ ∅ )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 ssdif0 ⊢ ( 𝐵 ⊆ 𝐴 ↔ ( 𝐵 ∖ 𝐴 ) = ∅ )
2 eqss ⊢ ( 𝐴 = 𝐵 ↔ ( 𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ∧ 𝐵 ⊆ 𝐴 ) )
3 2 simplbi2 ⊢ ( 𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 → ( 𝐵 ⊆ 𝐴 → 𝐴 = 𝐵 ) )
4 1 3 biimtrrid ⊢ ( 𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 → ( ( 𝐵 ∖ 𝐴 ) = ∅ → 𝐴 = 𝐵 ) )
5 4 necon3d ⊢ ( 𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 → ( 𝐴 ≠ 𝐵 → ( 𝐵 ∖ 𝐴 ) ≠ ∅ ) )
6 5 imp ⊢ ( ( 𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ∧ 𝐴 ≠ 𝐵 ) → ( 𝐵 ∖ 𝐴 ) ≠ ∅ )