Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem sub2times

Description: Subtracting from a number, twice the number itself, gives negative the number. (Contributed by Glauco Siliprandi, 11-Dec-2019)

Ref Expression
Assertion sub2times ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → A − 2 ⁢ A = − A

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 2times ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → 2 ⁢ A = A + A
2 1 oveq2d ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → A − 2 ⁢ A = A − A + A
3 id ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → A ∈ ℂ
4 3 3 addcld ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → A + A ∈ ℂ
5 3 4 negsubd ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → A + − A + A = A − A + A
6 3 3 negdid ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → − A + A = - A + − A
7 6 oveq2d ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → A + − A + A = A + − A + − A
8 negcl ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → − A ∈ ℂ
9 3 8 8 addassd ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → A + − A + − A = A + − A + − A
10 negid ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → A + − A = 0
11 10 oveq1d ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → A + − A + − A = 0 + − A
12 8 addlidd ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → 0 + − A = − A
13 11 12 eqtrd ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → A + − A + − A = − A
14 7 9 13 3eqtr2d ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → A + − A + A = − A
15 2 5 14 3eqtr2d ⊢ A ∈ ℂ → A − 2 ⁢ A = − A