Description: Distribution of squaring over multiplication. (Contributed by NM, 3-Sep-1999)
| Ref | Expression | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypotheses | sqval.1 | |- A e. CC |
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| sqmul.2 | |- B e. CC |
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| Assertion | sqmuli | |- ( ( A x. B ) ^ 2 ) = ( ( A ^ 2 ) x. ( B ^ 2 ) ) |
| Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sqval.1 | |- A e. CC |
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| 2 | sqmul.2 | |- B e. CC |
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| 3 | sqmul | |- ( ( A e. CC /\ B e. CC ) -> ( ( A x. B ) ^ 2 ) = ( ( A ^ 2 ) x. ( B ^ 2 ) ) ) |
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| 4 | 1 2 3 | mp2an | |- ( ( A x. B ) ^ 2 ) = ( ( A ^ 2 ) x. ( B ^ 2 ) ) |