Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem subcan2

Description: Cancellation law for subtraction. (Contributed by NM, 8-Feb-2005)

Ref Expression
Assertion subcan2 ABCAC=BCA=B

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 simp1 ABCA
2 simp3 ABCC
3 subcl BCBC
4 3 3adant1 ABCBC
5 subadd2 ACBCAC=BCB-C+C=A
6 1 2 4 5 syl3anc ABCAC=BCB-C+C=A
7 npcan BCB-C+C=B
8 7 3adant1 ABCB-C+C=B
9 8 eqeq1d ABCB-C+C=AB=A
10 eqcom B=AA=B
11 9 10 bitrdi ABCB-C+C=AA=B
12 6 11 bitrd ABCAC=BCA=B