Database BASIC ALGEBRAIC STRUCTURES Rings Semirings srgideu  
				
		 
		
			
		 
		Description:   The unity element of a semiring is unique.  (Contributed by NM , 27-Aug-2011)   (Revised by Mario Carneiro , 6-Jan-2015)   (Revised by Thierry Arnoux , 1-Apr-2018) 
		
			
				
					Ref 
					Expression 
				 
					
						Hypotheses 
						srgcl.b   ⊢   B  =  Base  R      
					 
					
						srgcl.t   ⊢   ·  ˙ =  ⋅  R      
					 
				
					Assertion 
					srgideu    ⊢   R  ∈  SRing    →   ∃!  u  ∈  B   ∀  x  ∈  B    u  ·  ˙ x =  x    ∧   x  ·  ˙ u =  x              
				 
			
		 
		
				Proof 
				
					
						Step 
						Hyp 
						Ref 
						Expression 
					 
						
							1 
								
							 
							srgcl.b  ⊢   B  =  Base  R      
						
							2 
								
							 
							srgcl.t  ⊢   ·  ˙ =  ⋅  R      
						
							3 
								
							 
							eqid  ⊢   mulGrp  R =  mulGrp  R      
						
							4 
								3 
							 
							srgmgp   ⊢   R  ∈  SRing    →   mulGrp  R ∈  Mnd         
						
							5 
								3  1 
							 
							mgpbas  ⊢   B  =  Base  mulGrp  R      
						
							6 
								3  2 
							 
							mgpplusg  ⊢   ·  ˙ =  +  mulGrp  R      
						
							7 
								5  6 
							 
							mndideu   ⊢   mulGrp  R ∈  Mnd    →   ∃!  u  ∈  B   ∀  x  ∈  B    u  ·  ˙ x =  x    ∧   x  ·  ˙ u =  x              
						
							8 
								4  7 
							 
							syl   ⊢   R  ∈  SRing    →   ∃!  u  ∈  B   ∀  x  ∈  B    u  ·  ˙ x =  x    ∧   x  ·  ˙ u =  x