\begin{align*}
\zerovector
&=\alpha\vect{u} + -\left(\alpha\vect{u}\right)&&\knowl{./knowls/property.AI.knowl}{\text{Property AI}}\\
&=\beta\vect{u} + -\left(\alpha\vect{u}\right)&&\text{Hypothesis}\\
&=\beta\vect{u} + (-1)\left(\alpha\vect{u}\right)&&\knowl{./knowls/theorem.AISM.knowl}{\text{Theorem AISM}}\\
&=\beta\vect{u} + \left((-1)\alpha\right)\vect{u}&&\knowl{./knowls/property.SMA.knowl}{\text{Property SMA}}\\
&=\beta\vect{u} + \left(-\alpha\right)\vect{u}\\
&=\left(\beta-\alpha\right)\vect{u}&&\knowl{./knowls/property.DSA.knowl}{\text{Property DSA}}\\
\end{align*}
By hypothesis, $\vect{u}\neq\zerovector$, so Theorem SMEZV implies
\begin{align*}
0&=\beta-\alpha\\
\alpha&=\beta
\end{align*}