Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem addcan2i

Description: Cancellation law for addition. Theorem I.1 of Apostol p. 18. (Contributed by NM, 14-May-2003) (Revised by Scott Fenton, 3-Jan-2013)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses mul.1 A
mul.2 B
mul.3 C
Assertion addcan2i A + C = B + C A = B

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 mul.1 A
2 mul.2 B
3 mul.3 C
4 addcan2 A B C A + C = B + C A = B
5 1 2 3 4 mp3an A + C = B + C A = B