Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem grpoinveu

Description: The left inverse element of a group is unique. Lemma 2.2.1(b) of Herstein p. 55. (Contributed by NM, 27-Oct-2006) (New usage is discouraged.)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses grpoinveu.1 ⊢ X = ran ⁡ G
grpoinveu.2 ⊢ U = GId ⁡ G
Assertion grpoinveu ⊢ G ∈ GrpOp ∧ A ∈ X → ∃! y ∈ X y G A = U

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 grpoinveu.1 ⊢ X = ran ⁡ G
2 grpoinveu.2 ⊢ U = GId ⁡ G
3 1 2 grpoidinv2 ⊢ G ∈ GrpOp ∧ A ∈ X → U G A = A ∧ A G U = A ∧ ∃ y ∈ X y G A = U ∧ A G y = U
4 simpl ⊢ y G A = U ∧ A G y = U → y G A = U
5 4 reximi ⊢ ∃ y ∈ X y G A = U ∧ A G y = U → ∃ y ∈ X y G A = U
6 5 adantl ⊢ U G A = A ∧ A G U = A ∧ ∃ y ∈ X y G A = U ∧ A G y = U → ∃ y ∈ X y G A = U
7 3 6 syl ⊢ G ∈ GrpOp ∧ A ∈ X → ∃ y ∈ X y G A = U
8 eqtr3 ⊢ y G A = U ∧ z G A = U → y G A = z G A
9 1 grporcan ⊢ G ∈ GrpOp ∧ y ∈ X ∧ z ∈ X ∧ A ∈ X → y G A = z G A ↔ y = z
10 8 9 imbitrid ⊢ G ∈ GrpOp ∧ y ∈ X ∧ z ∈ X ∧ A ∈ X → y G A = U ∧ z G A = U → y = z
11 10 3exp2 ⊢ G ∈ GrpOp → y ∈ X → z ∈ X → A ∈ X → y G A = U ∧ z G A = U → y = z
12 11 com24 ⊢ G ∈ GrpOp → A ∈ X → z ∈ X → y ∈ X → y G A = U ∧ z G A = U → y = z
13 12 imp41 ⊢ G ∈ GrpOp ∧ A ∈ X ∧ z ∈ X ∧ y ∈ X → y G A = U ∧ z G A = U → y = z
14 13 an32s ⊢ G ∈ GrpOp ∧ A ∈ X ∧ y ∈ X ∧ z ∈ X → y G A = U ∧ z G A = U → y = z
15 14 expd ⊢ G ∈ GrpOp ∧ A ∈ X ∧ y ∈ X ∧ z ∈ X → y G A = U → z G A = U → y = z
16 15 ralrimdva ⊢ G ∈ GrpOp ∧ A ∈ X ∧ y ∈ X → y G A = U → ∀ z ∈ X z G A = U → y = z
17 16 ancld ⊢ G ∈ GrpOp ∧ A ∈ X ∧ y ∈ X → y G A = U → y G A = U ∧ ∀ z ∈ X z G A = U → y = z
18 17 reximdva ⊢ G ∈ GrpOp ∧ A ∈ X → ∃ y ∈ X y G A = U → ∃ y ∈ X y G A = U ∧ ∀ z ∈ X z G A = U → y = z
19 7 18 mpd ⊢ G ∈ GrpOp ∧ A ∈ X → ∃ y ∈ X y G A = U ∧ ∀ z ∈ X z G A = U → y = z
20 oveq1 ⊢ y = z → y G A = z G A
21 20 eqeq1d ⊢ y = z → y G A = U ↔ z G A = U
22 21 reu8 ⊢ ∃! y ∈ X y G A = U ↔ ∃ y ∈ X y G A = U ∧ ∀ z ∈ X z G A = U → y = z
23 19 22 sylibr ⊢ G ∈ GrpOp ∧ A ∈ X → ∃! y ∈ X y G A = U