Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem difico

Description: The difference between two closed-below, open-above intervals sharing the same upper bound. (Contributed by Thierry Arnoux, 13-Oct-2017)

Ref Expression
Assertion difico ⊢ A ∈ ℝ * ∧ B ∈ ℝ * ∧ C ∈ ℝ * ∧ A ≤ B ∧ B ≤ C → A C ∖ B C = A B

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 icodisj ⊢ A ∈ ℝ * ∧ B ∈ ℝ * ∧ C ∈ ℝ * → A B ∩ B C = ∅
2 undif4 ⊢ A B ∩ B C = ∅ → A B ∪ B C ∖ B C = A B ∪ B C ∖ B C
3 1 2 syl ⊢ A ∈ ℝ * ∧ B ∈ ℝ * ∧ C ∈ ℝ * → A B ∪ B C ∖ B C = A B ∪ B C ∖ B C
4 3 adantr ⊢ A ∈ ℝ * ∧ B ∈ ℝ * ∧ C ∈ ℝ * ∧ A ≤ B ∧ B ≤ C → A B ∪ B C ∖ B C = A B ∪ B C ∖ B C
5 difid ⊢ B C ∖ B C = ∅
6 5 uneq2i ⊢ A B ∪ B C ∖ B C = A B ∪ ∅
7 un0 ⊢ A B ∪ ∅ = A B
8 6 7 eqtri ⊢ A B ∪ B C ∖ B C = A B
9 8 a1i ⊢ A ∈ ℝ * ∧ B ∈ ℝ * ∧ C ∈ ℝ * ∧ A ≤ B ∧ B ≤ C → A B ∪ B C ∖ B C = A B
10 icoun ⊢ A ∈ ℝ * ∧ B ∈ ℝ * ∧ C ∈ ℝ * ∧ A ≤ B ∧ B ≤ C → A B ∪ B C = A C
11 10 difeq1d ⊢ A ∈ ℝ * ∧ B ∈ ℝ * ∧ C ∈ ℝ * ∧ A ≤ B ∧ B ≤ C → A B ∪ B C ∖ B C = A C ∖ B C
12 4 9 11 3eqtr3rd ⊢ A ∈ ℝ * ∧ B ∈ ℝ * ∧ C ∈ ℝ * ∧ A ≤ B ∧ B ≤ C → A C ∖ B C = A B