Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem ttcsntrsucg

Description: The singleton transitive closure of a transitive set is its successor. (Contributed by Matthew House, 6-Apr-2026)

Ref Expression
Assertion ttcsntrsucg ( ( 𝐴𝑉 ∧ Tr 𝐴 ) → TC+ { 𝐴 } = suc 𝐴 )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 ttcsng ( 𝐴𝑉 → TC+ { 𝐴 } = ( TC+ 𝐴 ∪ { 𝐴 } ) )
2 ttctrid ( Tr 𝐴 → TC+ 𝐴 = 𝐴 )
3 2 uneq1d ( Tr 𝐴 → ( TC+ 𝐴 ∪ { 𝐴 } ) = ( 𝐴 ∪ { 𝐴 } ) )
4 df-suc suc 𝐴 = ( 𝐴 ∪ { 𝐴 } )
5 3 4 eqtr4di ( Tr 𝐴 → ( TC+ 𝐴 ∪ { 𝐴 } ) = suc 𝐴 )
6 1 5 sylan9eq ( ( 𝐴𝑉 ∧ Tr 𝐴 ) → TC+ { 𝐴 } = suc 𝐴 )