Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem mul12i

Description: Commutative/associative law that swaps the first two factors in a triple product. (Contributed by NM, 11-May-1999) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 19-Nov-2011)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses mul.1 A
mul.2 B
mul.3 C
Assertion mul12i A B C = B A C

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 mul.1 A
2 mul.2 B
3 mul.3 C
4 mul12 A B C A B C = B A C
5 1 2 3 4 mp3an A B C = B A C