Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem naddlid

Description: Ordinal zero is the additive identity for natural addition. (Contributed by Scott Fenton, 20-Feb-2025)

Ref Expression
Assertion naddlid ⊢ A ∈ On → ∅ + A = A

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 0elon ⊢ ∅ ∈ On
2 naddcom ⊢ A ∈ On ∧ ∅ ∈ On → A + ∅ = ∅ + A
3 1 2 mpan2 ⊢ A ∈ On → A + ∅ = ∅ + A
4 naddrid ⊢ A ∈ On → A + ∅ = A
5 3 4 eqtr3d ⊢ A ∈ On → ∅ + A = A