Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem 0nelxp

Description: The empty set is not a member of a Cartesian product. (Contributed by NM, 2-May-1996) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 26-Apr-2015) (Proof shortened by JJ, 13-Aug-2021)

Ref Expression
Assertion 0nelxp ⊢ ¬ ∅ ∈ A × B

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 vex ⊢ x ∈ V
2 vex ⊢ y ∈ V
3 1 2 opnzi ⊢ x y ≠ ∅
4 3 nesymi ⊢ ¬ ∅ = x y
5 4 intnanr ⊢ ¬ ∅ = x y ∧ x ∈ A ∧ y ∈ B
6 5 nex ⊢ ¬ ∃ y ∅ = x y ∧ x ∈ A ∧ y ∈ B
7 6 nex ⊢ ¬ ∃ x ∃ y ∅ = x y ∧ x ∈ A ∧ y ∈ B
8 elxp ⊢ ∅ ∈ A × B ↔ ∃ x ∃ y ∅ = x y ∧ x ∈ A ∧ y ∈ B
9 7 8 mtbir ⊢ ¬ ∅ ∈ A × B