let c1, c2 be Quaternion; ( z + c1 = 0 & z + c2 = 0 implies c1 = c2 )
assume that
A5:
z + c1 = 0
and
A6:
z + c2 = 0
; c1 = c2
consider x1, x2, x3, x4, y1, y2, y3, y4 being Real such that
A7:
z = [*x1,x2,x3,x4*]
and
A8:
c1 = [*y1,y2,y3,y4*]
and
A9:
0 = [*(x1 + y1),(x2 + y2),(x3 + y3),(x4 + y4)*]
by A5, Def6;
consider x19, x29, x39, x49, y19, y29, y39, y49 being Real such that
A10:
z = [*x19,x29,x39,x49*]
and
A11:
c2 = [*y19,y29,y39,y49*]
and
A12:
0 = [*(x19 + y19),(x29 + y29),(x39 + y39),(x49 + y49)*]
by A6, Def6;
A13:
x1 = x19
by A7, A10, Th5;
A14:
x2 = x29
by A7, A10, Th5;
A15:
x3 = x39
by A7, A10, Th5;
A16:
x4 = x49
by A7, A10, Th5;
A17:
x1 + y1 = 0
by A9, Lm6, Th5;
A18:
x1 + y19 = 0
by A12, A13, Lm6, Th5;
A19:
x2 + y2 = 0
by A9, Lm6, Th5;
A20:
x2 + y29 = 0
by A12, A14, Lm6, Th5;
A21:
x3 + y3 = 0
by A9, Lm6, Th5;
A22:
x3 + y39 = 0
by A12, A15, Lm6, Th5;
A23:
x4 + y4 = 0
by A9, Lm6, Th5;
x4 + y49 = 0
by A12, A16, Lm6, Th5;
hence
c1 = c2
by A8, A11, A17, A18, A19, A20, A21, A22, A23; verum