Description: The two-sided identity element of a monoid is unique. Lemma 2.2.1(a) of Herstein p. 55. (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 8-Dec-2014)
Ref | Expression | ||
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Hypotheses | mndcl.b | |- B = ( Base ` G ) |
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mndcl.p | |- .+ = ( +g ` G ) |
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Assertion | mndideu | |- ( G e. Mnd -> E! u e. B A. x e. B ( ( u .+ x ) = x /\ ( x .+ u ) = x ) ) |
Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression |
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1 | mndcl.b | |- B = ( Base ` G ) |
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2 | mndcl.p | |- .+ = ( +g ` G ) |
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3 | 1 2 | mndid | |- ( G e. Mnd -> E. u e. B A. x e. B ( ( u .+ x ) = x /\ ( x .+ u ) = x ) ) |
4 | mgmidmo | |- E* u e. B A. x e. B ( ( u .+ x ) = x /\ ( x .+ u ) = x ) |
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5 | reu5 | |- ( E! u e. B A. x e. B ( ( u .+ x ) = x /\ ( x .+ u ) = x ) <-> ( E. u e. B A. x e. B ( ( u .+ x ) = x /\ ( x .+ u ) = x ) /\ E* u e. B A. x e. B ( ( u .+ x ) = x /\ ( x .+ u ) = x ) ) ) |
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6 | 3 4 5 | sylanblrc | |- ( G e. Mnd -> E! u e. B A. x e. B ( ( u .+ x ) = x /\ ( x .+ u ) = x ) ) |