Description: Swapping order of subtraction doesn't change the absolute value. Example of Apostol p. 363. (Contributed by NM, 1-Oct-1999)
Ref | Expression | ||
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Hypotheses | absvalsqi.1 | |- A e. CC |
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abssub.2 | |- B e. CC |
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Assertion | abssubi | |- ( abs ` ( A - B ) ) = ( abs ` ( B - A ) ) |
Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression |
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1 | absvalsqi.1 | |- A e. CC |
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2 | abssub.2 | |- B e. CC |
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3 | abssub | |- ( ( A e. CC /\ B e. CC ) -> ( abs ` ( A - B ) ) = ( abs ` ( B - A ) ) ) |
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4 | 1 2 3 | mp2an | |- ( abs ` ( A - B ) ) = ( abs ` ( B - A ) ) |