Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem irec

Description: The reciprocal of _i . (Contributed by NM, 11-Oct-1999)

Ref Expression
Assertion irec ⊢ 1 i = − i

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 ax-icn ⊢ i ∈ ℂ
2 1 1 mulneg2i ⊢ i ⁢ − i = − i ⁢ i
3 ixi ⊢ i ⁢ i = − 1
4 ax-1cn ⊢ 1 ∈ ℂ
5 1 1 mulcli ⊢ i ⁢ i ∈ ℂ
6 4 5 negcon2i ⊢ 1 = − i ⁢ i ↔ i ⁢ i = − 1
7 3 6 mpbir ⊢ 1 = − i ⁢ i
8 2 7 eqtr4i ⊢ i ⁢ − i = 1
9 negicn ⊢ − i ∈ ℂ
10 ine0 ⊢ i ≠ 0
11 4 1 9 10 divmuli ⊢ 1 i = − i ↔ i ⁢ − i = 1
12 8 11 mpbir ⊢ 1 i = − i