Verifying Identity: Easier Way to Solve?

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I need to verify this identity:

(A\B)\DeltaC = (A\DeltaC)\Delta(A\bigcapB)

(with delta standing for the symmetric difference, I don't know the proper latex code) I've tried it "brute force" several times, working out each side and simplifying it until the sides are equal (it's likely that I'm messing up a negation somewhere) and I've found this method rather cumbersome. Is there any simpler way to solve this?
 
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Hi autre! :smile:

Have you tried drawing a so called Venn diagram?
 
I used Venn diagrams and got the result you are looking for. There are 7 disjoint sets involved. Is that the brute force you tried?
 
That's it, mathman. Thanks guys.
 
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