Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem mndideuOLD

Description: Obsolete version of mndideu as of 18-Aug-2026. The two-sided identity element of a monoid is unique. Lemma 2.2.1(a) of Herstein p. 55. (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 8-Dec-2014) (Proof modification is discouraged.) (New usage is discouraged.)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses mndcl.b ⊢ B = Base G
mndcl.p ⊢ + ˙ = + G
Assertion mndideuOLD ⊢ G ∈ Mnd → ∃! u ∈ B ∀ x ∈ B u + ˙ x = x ∧ x + ˙ u = x

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 mndcl.b ⊢ B = Base G
2 mndcl.p ⊢ + ˙ = + G
3 1 2 mndid ⊢ G ∈ Mnd → ∃ u ∈ B ∀ x ∈ B u + ˙ x = x ∧ x + ˙ u = x
4 mgmidmo ⊢ ∃* u ∈ B ∀ x ∈ B u + ˙ x = x ∧ x + ˙ u = x
5 reu5 ⊢ ∃! u ∈ B ∀ x ∈ B u + ˙ x = x ∧ x + ˙ u = x ↔ ∃ u ∈ B ∀ x ∈ B u + ˙ x = x ∧ x + ˙ u = x ∧ ∃* u ∈ B ∀ x ∈ B u + ˙ x = x ∧ x + ˙ u = x
6 3 4 5 sylanblrc ⊢ G ∈ Mnd → ∃! u ∈ B ∀ x ∈ B u + ˙ x = x ∧ x + ˙ u = x