Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem mul0ord

Description: If a product is zero, one of its factors must be zero. Theorem I.11 of Apostol p. 18. (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 27-May-2016)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses msq0d.1
|- ( ph -> A e. CC )
mul0ord.2
|- ( ph -> B e. CC )
Assertion mul0ord
|- ( ph -> ( ( A x. B ) = 0 <-> ( A = 0 \/ B = 0 ) ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 msq0d.1
 |-  ( ph -> A e. CC )
2 mul0ord.2
 |-  ( ph -> B e. CC )
3 mul0or
 |-  ( ( A e. CC /\ B e. CC ) -> ( ( A x. B ) = 0 <-> ( A = 0 \/ B = 0 ) ) )
4 1 2 3 syl2anc
 |-  ( ph -> ( ( A x. B ) = 0 <-> ( A = 0 \/ B = 0 ) ) )