Description: Distribution of multiplication over subtraction. Theorem I.5 of Apostol p. 18. (Contributed by NM, 26-Nov-1994)
| Ref | Expression | ||
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| Hypotheses | mulm1.1 | |- A e. CC |
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| mulneg.2 | |- B e. CC |
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| subdi.3 | |- C e. CC |
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| Assertion | subdii | |- ( A x. ( B - C ) ) = ( ( A x. B ) - ( A x. C ) ) |
| Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mulm1.1 | |- A e. CC |
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| 2 | mulneg.2 | |- B e. CC |
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| 3 | subdi.3 | |- C e. CC |
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| 4 | subdi | |- ( ( A e. CC /\ B e. CC /\ C e. CC ) -> ( A x. ( B - C ) ) = ( ( A x. B ) - ( A x. C ) ) ) |
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| 5 | 1 2 3 4 | mp3an | |- ( A x. ( B - C ) ) = ( ( A x. B ) - ( A x. C ) ) |