Theorem imnot

Description: If a proposition is false, then implying it is equivalent to being false. One of four theorems that can be used to simplify an implication ( ph -> ps ) , the other ones being ax-1 (true consequent), pm2.21 (false antecedent), pm5.5 (true antecedent). (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 26-Apr-2019) (Proof shortened by Wolf Lammen, 26-May-2019)

	Ref	Expression
Assertion	imnot	|- ( -. ps -> ( ( ph -> ps ) <-> -. ph ) )

Proof

Step	Hyp	Ref	Expression
1		mtt	|- ( -. ps -> ( -. ph <-> ( ph -> ps ) ) )
2	1	bicomd	|- ( -. ps -> ( ( ph -> ps ) <-> -. ph ) )